Kingdom Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the world from American architects. Five kilometer skyscrapers that are already under construction or planned by Azerbaijan Tower. Azerbaijan

American architectural studio Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture presented the project of the tallest skyscraper in the world. Unique Building Height Kingdom Tower, causing associations with a launching ultra-modern rocket, was about 1000 meters, and the total construction area was 530 thousand square meters.

The "King's Tower" will be the first stage in the construction of a new city located north of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). The height of the skyscraper is 173 meters more than the current world record holder located in Dubai - the building that we have already written about earlier.

The new skyscraper will include a comfortable Four Seasons hotel, residential apartments with scenic panoramic views, class A office space, luxury condominiums, an observation deck and the highest observatory in the world.

At the moment, the final stage of the project development is taking place, and its implementation is planned in the very near future. The construction of the building will cost approximately $1.2 billion, and the cost of the entire Kingdom City urban program, formed around the iconic skyscraper, is estimated to be $20 billion.

The authors of the project and representatives of its customers note that the world's tallest skyscraper is intended to symbolize the new spirit of Saudi Arabia. The modern, swift architecture of the building, combined with high construction technologies, will demonstrate the economic strength and creative direction of the development of the new business and cultural center of the country.

Opened in 2010, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai has become the tallest building on the planet, a symbol of the triumph of engineering genius. But not for long she was destined to be a champion. In different parts of the Earth, preparations are already in full swing for the construction of even more tall and complex skyscrapers, each of which has a height at least a kilometer.

skycity. China

The Sky City Tower, although it will be a little less than a kilometer in height, but this project is likely to be the first to break the Burj Khalifa record with its 828 meters from the base to the top of the spire. The project involves the construction of a stepped 838-meter tower in the Chinese city of Changsha, on 202 floors of which there will be residential apartments, hotels, educational institutions, hospitals, offices, shops.

But it is not so much the record height of Sky City that is interesting, but the incredibly fast pace of construction of this building. The company Broad Sustainable Building, which will build it, is known throughout the world for building high-rise buildings in just a few days. So she plans to build this skyscraper in just 90 days plus 120 days of preparing the site for construction.

The construction of this skyscraper was supposed to begin in the summer of 2013, but so far has been delayed. True, preparatory work on the site at the site where Sky City will grow is gradually going on.

Azerbaijan Tower. Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan also wants to build the highest skyscraper in the world. Growing revenues from the sale of oil and gas make it possible to implement very large social and infrastructure projects in this country, for example, the construction of the Khazar Islands artificial archipelago, the high-altitude dominant of which will be the 1050-meter Azerbaijan Tower.

The construction of the archipelago began a few years ago. Now the first public, residential and office buildings have grown on it, and the construction of the Azerbaijan Tower itself will begin, as expected, in 2015.

The project investors promise to commission the Azerbaijan Tower building in 2019, and to complete the entire artificial archipelago by 2020.

kingdom tower. Saudi Arabia

But still, most of the ultra-tall building projects are planned to be implemented in rich Arab countries. For example, Saudi Arabia is living with the idea of ​​building the tallest building in the world - the Burj Khalifa in the neighboring United Arab Emirates does not give them rest.

The construction of the Kingdom Tower skyscraper began in 2013 in the city of Jeddah. The height of this 167-storey building will be just over 1000 meters. Exact data is still unknown - they will appear only after the commissioning of the facility. Investors are afraid to announce them, fearing that someone will build a structure just a few meters higher and break the record.

The Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece of the multi-use Kingdom Center, a $20 billion residential, office, hotel, retail and entertainment city.

Madinat al-Hareer. Kuwait

They also want to build a kilometer-long skyscraper in Kuwait. In June 2014, the project for a building called Madinat al-Hareer, which will be 1001 meters high, was finally approved there.

The name "Madinat al-Hareer" translates as "Silk City", which alludes to the glorious history of Kuwait in the days when it was one of the world's centers of silk trade. It was originally planned that this skyscraper would be erected by 2016, but, apparently, this period will be postponed by at least two years.

Dubai City Tower. United Arab Emirates

Dubai looks at the projects listed above with apprehension - in the very near future they can break the high-altitude record of the Burj Dubai skyscraper. But, on the other hand, in this city they don't sit with their hands folded. There, work is in full swing on the creation of a project for the world's first two-kilometer building.

The Eiffel Tower is taken as the basis for the design of Dubai City Tower. But the size of this Arab skyscraper will be seven and a half times larger than the French prototype. The height of the future tower will be 2400 meters.

The 400 floors of the Dubai City Tower skyscraper will be interconnected not only by elevators, but also by a vertical train that can travel at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour and deliver people from the lower floor to the upper one in a matter of seconds.

Until now, only gigantic foundation piles driven into the sand to a depth of 100 meters have been present at the construction site allotted for the construction of the Kingdom Tower. And up to this point, it was not clear whether the full-scale construction of this colossal structure would begin or whether its creators would abandon their ambitious undertaking.

According to the British news portal BD Online, the project is breathing heavily again. Investors finally forked out and invested the necessary $ 1.2 billion in construction, and the construction itself will begin on April 27, 2014. The British company EC Harris and Mace was appointed to manage the construction, which is already ready to begin fulfilling the terms of the contract. In 2012, this construction company erected The Shard skyscraper in London with a height of 306 meters.


So far, there are many open ones regarding the Kingdom Tower. For example, how living at an altitude of 1007 meters can affect the human body. Or how to implement an elevator system inside a skyscraper, if existing models provide for a cable length of no more than 500-600 meters, since they simply cannot withstand a longer length due to their enormous weight.

All these, as well as many other problems, will have to be solved by the engineers of the British company in the very near future. And we can only observe the progress of construction and wait for the final results.

Saudi Arabia presents itself to the whole world as an influential and successful country that has huge oil reserves. But this is not enough for kings and princes. The image of a futuristic country - the future of Saudi Arabia is declared by ambitious rulers.

The Royal Tower project in the city of Jeddah is a knight's move that will allow the country to declare itself as "the country in which the tallest building in the world was built." From the first ambitious idea to build a mile-high building to the laying of the foundation, it took almost ten years.

Al-Waleed ibn Talal Al Saud - the prince, the richest man in the Middle East is the author and main leader of the project. His words quite clearly describe the main function that is to be performed by the King's Tower:

This will be our message to the world of finance and economics, which should not be left unattended. From a political point of view, it is important for us to show the entire planet that we can invest in our country, despite the turmoil and revolution taking place around states Al-Waleed ibn Talal Al Saud

The tower is valued at $1.23 billion. It will be the central and first facility in the Kingdom City project, which will be located 32 kilometers from Jeddah.

Adrian Smith - architect and design of the King's Tower

The designer of the Royal Tower was Adrian Smith, who, by the way, is the designer of the tallest skyscraper in the world located in Dubai - Burj Khalifa with a height of 828 meters. Andrian will have to overcome his own bar and figure out how the building, which should be taller than its predecessor in Dubai, will be built.

The height of the Royal Tower will be 1000 meters, which is 172 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa. Initially, the prince was tasked with developing a project with a height of 1600 meters, but the nature of the soil at the construction site is such that a tower of this height will be too heavy and simply go underground.

It is expected that the building will have about 200 floors, which will be divided between the Four Seasons hotel, office space, luxury condominiums, and on the upper floors - an observatory. The total area will be about 5 million square meters.

Each side of the Tower will be shaded with recessed terraces that offer views of Jeddah and the Red Sea, while highly insulated glazing will reduce the cost of maintaining a comfortable temperature. The whole building is planned to be surrounded by cozy patios.

59 elevators, 5 of which are two-story, will serve the tower's guests and employees. There will also be 12 escalators in the building. To compensate for atmospheric overload, the elevators will have a special speed that is different from that of conventional elevators.

The groundbreaking was completed in December 2013. The tower itself is planned to be commissioned in 2017. As of February 2015, the construction of the basement and first floor is in full swing.

[:RU]Joint venture between EC Harris and Mace has won a contract to build the super-skyscraper Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, which will be the tallest building in the world. Actually, such a super skyscraper was supposed to be built in Dubai last year (Al Burj), but due to the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2009, the project was frozen. However, the vain desire to be the first to overcome the milestone of 1000 meters turned out to be so great that the construction of an ultra-high tower nevertheless began in Saudi Arabia, 50 km from the city of Jeddah.

The scheduled completion date for construction is 2018, the cost of construction is estimated at 1.2 billion US dollars. The Kingdom Tower will be the tallest building in the world and will be 180 meters taller than the Burj Khalifa. Construction is scheduled to begin this year.

This will be the central part of the Royal City, which will be located north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea. The Royal City will include residential, commercial complexes, hotels, offices, retail, educational and commercial centers.

Walid Abdul Jalil Batterjee, CEO of JEC, said that the idea of ​​building the tallest tower in the world in Jeddah belongs to His Royal Highness Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. In addition, the project will help create hundreds of jobs for Saudi citizens.
An architectural team led by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill (AS+GG) based in Chicago created the designs for the Kingdom Tower.


The Kingdom Tower will be a monument of architecture, which will clearly demonstrate the ambitions of Saudi Arabia in the world.
Mark Reynolds, Head of Mays Building Group, said: “Kingdom Tower is a project of international importance and we are delighted to be part of the joint venture. We look forward to realizing the vision of His Royal Highness Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, which will provide international recognition for the economic and cultural status of the Kingdom. »

The total construction area will be more than 500,000 m 2 , the multi-functional building structure will include a luxurious five-star Four Seasons hotel, apartments, first-class office space, luxury condominiums and an observatory that will be taller than existing observation decks in the world today.