Facts

Interesting Facts about Kingdom Tower

→ The Kingdom Tower will have a height of at least 1000 meters, and thus it will be 173 meters higher than Burj Khalifa.

→ The Tower is designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture. Adrian Smith was the architect of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current highest building in the world.

→ It is estimated that the construction of the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah will last 63 months, although it may take longer for the project to complete.

→ The Kingdom Tower is currently the highest building that was approved for construction.The tower will be served by 56 elevators.

→ The estimated cost of the building is 4.6 billion SR (about 1.2 billion USD) as of August 2011 although this figure is subject to change.

→ The tower will house a hotel; offices, apartments as well as it will be the tallest observation spot.