Burj Khalifa in Dubai is known as the tallest building in the world. But now Burj Khalifa is losing this name. The construction work of the ‘Jeddah Tower’ rising in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is in full swing. Saudi prides that it will overtake Burj Khalifa as the tallest building in the world.
The ‘Kingdom Tower’ also known as Jeddah Tower is about 3,290 feet tall. The Kingdom Tower is being built at a height of approximately 1 kilometer. Kingdom City is being built on an area of more than 5.3 million square meters along the Red Sea in North Jeddah. It will also be the world’s first one kilometer tall building. This history-changing Kingdom Tower is being built by Kingdom Holding Company, the headquarters of the Saudi royal family.
Apart from the five-star luxury hotel, the Four Seasons, the Kingdom Tower, known as the Jetta Tower, will also feature apartments, world-class office space and an observation deck. The Kingdom Tower, which will also include hotels and apartments, will accommodate 80,000 people.
Houses are built aerodynamically to reduce the weight of the wind. Another notable feature of the building is the dynamic lift. The lift is said to be capable of running at a speed of 10 meters per second. Also, the country allocated US$ 1.2 billion for the construction of this facility. It is about 10 thousand crore rupees in Indian Rupees.
The Jeddah Tower was designed by world-renowned architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill. It is said that this tower is built in the shape of a palm leaf unique to Saudi Arabia. The tower’s design aims to continue Saudi history and tradition. They said they hoped that it would become a new symbol of the country’s future development.
The tower is designed in a futuristic style. Jetta Tower is set to reach new heights in visual beauty as well as the use of world-class technology. The construction of the Jeddah Tower started in 2013, but the work was halted due to various reasons. Construction was temporarily halted in 2018 after one-third of the tower was completed.
Osama bin Laden’s brother, Bakr bin Laden, owner of the building’s contractor, the Bin Laden Group, was arrested and fired from construction. Later, due to the Covid pandemic crisis, the construction work got delayed again. Construction of the tower resumed in September 2023. Officials have expressed hope that the tower work will be completed within the next 5 years.
In that way, it is noteworthy that in the next five years, the construction of this Jetta Tower will be completed and it will become the tallest tower in the world.
