Kingdom Tower, The Tallest Building Project In The World 
Location: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia 
Duration : 5 years. 
Budget : 1.200 million 
Responsible for bringing the project : Jeddah Economic Company ( JEC ) - Adrian Smith 
Saudi Arabia 
Editorial LíderDeProyecto.com 
A few days ago started the construction of what will become the tallest tower in the world. 
With 1,000 meters and about 500 thousand square meters area, a few weeks ago formally began building 
Kingdom Tower , which in a few years will be the tallest skyscraper in the whole world . 
The project began to be planned since the mid- 2000s , however , was unveiled to the public in 2011 . 
Originally it was envisaged that the building height was 1,600 meters, but the results obtained after a 
study showed that different weather and soil conditions would not allow it . 
The 161 -story tower will feature a Four Seasons, serviced apartments , office space, hotel condominiums 
and an observatory .It will also house a luxury shopping center , additional areas for commercial 
development , residential areas and open space amenities including a central plaza. In addition, the 
integrated mixed-use complex 59 elevators, including 54 single cab five double-deck elevators and 12 
escalators 
The tower is part of the first phase of construction of Kingdom City Jeddah , the new urban development 
project in Jeddah Economic Company ( JEC ) , which took place overlooking the Red Sea and Sharm 
Ob'hur . Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said " The world 's tallest tower in Jeddah will be completed in just 63 
months 
The building system include a high performance exterior wall that will minimize power consumption by 
lowering the thermal loads , while three sides of the building will have a series of notches that create 
pockets of shadow , protecting the building sun. 
Once completed, the tower is expected to be the highest in the world , reaching more than a kilometer 
high, or what is the same, 173 meters more than the current highest building 828 meters, the Burj Khalifa 
located in Dubai. 
The Saudi Bin Laden Developer Group ( SBG ) has acquired a 16.63% of JEC by $ 400 million , while 
KHC will continue to hold a stake of 33.35% in the project. The other actors are Abraar International 
Holding Company with 33.35% and businessman Abdulrahman Hassan Sharbatly YIDI with 16.67 %. 
The project of Kingdom City Jeddah is expected to eventually cost about 20 billion dollars. Was divided 
into three stages , complete end 10 years.

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    Kingdom Tower, TheTallest Building Project In The World Location: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia Duration : 5 years. Budget : 1.200 million Responsible for bringing the project : Jeddah Economic Company ( JEC ) - Adrian Smith Saudi Arabia Editorial LíderDeProyecto.com A few days ago started the construction of what will become the tallest tower in the world. With 1,000 meters and about 500 thousand square meters area, a few weeks ago formally began building Kingdom Tower , which in a few years will be the tallest skyscraper in the whole world . The project began to be planned since the mid- 2000s , however , was unveiled to the public in 2011 . Originally it was envisaged that the building height was 1,600 meters, but the results obtained after a study showed that different weather and soil conditions would not allow it . The 161 -story tower will feature a Four Seasons, serviced apartments , office space, hotel condominiums and an observatory .It will also house a luxury shopping center , additional areas for commercial development , residential areas and open space amenities including a central plaza. In addition, the integrated mixed-use complex 59 elevators, including 54 single cab five double-deck elevators and 12 escalators The tower is part of the first phase of construction of Kingdom City Jeddah , the new urban development project in Jeddah Economic Company ( JEC ) , which took place overlooking the Red Sea and Sharm Ob'hur . Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said " The world 's tallest tower in Jeddah will be completed in just 63 months The building system include a high performance exterior wall that will minimize power consumption by lowering the thermal loads , while three sides of the building will have a series of notches that create pockets of shadow , protecting the building sun. Once completed, the tower is expected to be the highest in the world , reaching more than a kilometer high, or what is the same, 173 meters more than the current highest building 828 meters, the Burj Khalifa located in Dubai. The Saudi Bin Laden Developer Group ( SBG ) has acquired a 16.63% of JEC by $ 400 million , while KHC will continue to hold a stake of 33.35% in the project. The other actors are Abraar International Holding Company with 33.35% and businessman Abdulrahman Hassan Sharbatly YIDI with 16.67 %. The project of Kingdom City Jeddah is expected to eventually cost about 20 billion dollars. Was divided into three stages , complete end 10 years.