The tower was planned as a 1.6-kilometre giant, but tests proved the underlying geology was not strong enough to bear the structure. The skyscraper is under construction and will reach a height of 3,281 feet (1,000 metres).Ĭonstruction has stalled at the 63 rdfloor since the Saudi government stripped the project owner Al-Waleed bin Talal of his assets in a corruption purge. Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill acted as the chief architect of the project. Mile-High Tower construction stallsĪrchitects in Saudi Arabia have plans for the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah – now called the Jeddah Tower or Mile-High Tower. As of 2022, the largest skyscraper in the world was the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing at 828 meters tall. With 210 floors and costing more than $1 billion to build, the Dubai Creek Tower is also one of the costliest buildings ever.Īt night, the tower will project a powerful beam of light into the sky that will be visible from miles around.īut the Dubai Creek Tower’s time as the tallest building may be short-lived. The tower will be topped by an oval flower bud shape that contains 10 observation decks, with the Pinnacle Room giving a 360-degree view of the city and beyond. Completed in 2010, the structure stands at a massive 2,717 feet long. The rumours are the building will hit 3,045 feet (928 metres), overshadowing the Burj Khalifa by as much as 100 metres – the length of the shortest sprint race in athletics. Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has remained the tallest building in the world for the past decade. However, the most striking aspect of the ring is that it surrounds the world’s largest free-standing skyscraper, Burj Khalifa, and will encompass all of Downtown Dubai within a 1.9-mile radius. Officially known as The Tower at the Dubai Creek Harbour, the new skyscraper will be higher than the Burj Khalifa, but the construction company and architects are tight-lipped about by how much. Since then, the tower has stood proud as the world’s tallest building by far. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, holds the current record – but is expected to hand the title to the Dubai Creek Tower some time during the next few months.īurj Khalifa was topped out in 2008 at 2,717 feet tall (828 metres) and opened to the public in 2010. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp RedditĮxcitement is building about the progress of the next tower expected to become the world’s tallest skyscraper.
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