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Jeddah Tower will be the tallest man-made structure whose height will be 3,280 feet ( i.e. 1 Km+ ) after completion.
✔ It is also known as Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة).
✔ It will consist of 167 floors (2 basements).
✔ Its preliminary construction cost is SR 4.45 billion (US$1.23 billion).
✔ It is under construction recently and the construction was started on 1 April 2013.
The time for complete construction was estimated to be 63 months ( 5 years & 3 months). But due to labor-related issues, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Covid-Pandemic; its construction is delayed and the completion date is unknown.
1. Jeddah Tower Details
| Name | Jeddah tower |
| Image |  |
| Arabic | برج جدة |
| Also Named As | Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة) |
| Contactor | Saudi Binladin Group |
| Construction Started Date | April 1, 2013 |
| Construction Completion Date | Unknown |
| Height | The height of the Jeddah Tower will be 3,280 feet (1,000 meters). |
| Floors | It will consist of 167 floors (2 basements). |
| Piles | Jeddah Tower has 270 piles. |
| Cost | The total cost of construction will be US $1.23 billion (Preliminary). |
| Owner | The owner of Jeddah Tower is Jeddah Economic Company; Kingdom Real Estate Development. |
| Jeddah Vs Burj Khalifa Height | Jeddah Tower is 563.46 feet taller than Burj Khalifa. |
| Location | Jeddah Tower is located in Saudi Arabia. |
| Plot | 50-hectare (120 Acre) |
| Floor Area | The Floor area of the tower is 243,866 m2 (2,624,950 sq ft) |
| Date of Soil Testing | May 2008 |
| Date of Foundation Construction | End of 2012 |
| Piling Completed | December 2013 |
| Architect | Adrian D. Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Outdoor Sky Terrace | Roughly 30 m (98 ft) diameter |
| Lifts/Elevators | There will be 59 (55 single decks and 4 double-deck) lifts/elevators, made by Kone. |
| Lifts/Elevators | 36 km/h or 22 mph in both directions up to (33 feet) |
| Pressure inside Elevators | Over 10 kPa (1.5 psi) |
2. Jeddah Tower – History
In March 2010, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture (AS + GG) were chosen as the preliminary architects but they deny involvement in the mile-high designs.
Later, when the proposal was more serious, they won a design competition between eight leading architectural firms like Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pickard Chilton, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Foster Partners, etc.
In August 2011, the Binladin Group was selected as the main construction contractor with the signing of an SR4.6 billion (US$1.23 billion) contract, which was less than it cost to construct the Burj Khalifa (US$1.5 billion).
In January 2018, building owner JEC halted structural concrete work. Only one-third of the work was finished due to labor issues with a contractor.
3. Floors And Purposes
The actual height of the Burj Khalifa was also not announced until the opening ceremony. The developers of Jeddah Tower are doing a similar thing hiding the final height secret, expressing only that it will be at least 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) high.
The developer has not given any official floor count. But, Adrian Smith said that it will be nearly about 50 floors taller than the Burj Khalifa which has 163 floors. In November 2010, an older kilometer-high design was said to contain over 200 floors.
The elevators cannot move faster due to the change in air pressure at such a quick speed could cause Nausea ( uneasiness of the stomach that usually comes before vomiting); at 914 m (3,000 ft), the air pressure is over 10 kPa (1.5 psi) lower than at ground level (a 10% decrease in air pressure). They should also be well planned so the cables are not unbearably heavy.
| Floor | Purposes |
|---|---|
| > 168 | Empty Spire |
| 168 (682 m) | Tuned mass damper |
| 158–167 | Building control machines |
| 157 (637 m) | Observation deck, outdoor balcony |
| 155–156 | Hotel, restaurants |
| 154 | Four Seasons Hotel |
| 144–153 | Hotel rooms |
| 141–143 | Building control machines |
| 140 | Hotel rooms, refuge area |
| 127–139 | Hotel rooms |
| 125–126 | Hotel sky lobby |
| 115–124 | Hotel rooms |
| 114 | Building control machines, refuge area |
| 104–113 | Residence |
| 103 | Residence, refuge area |
| 94–102 | Residence |
| 93 | Residential sky lobby |
| 90–92 | Building control machines |
| 89 | Refuge area |
| 80–88 | Offices |
| 79 | Refuge area |
| 67–78 | Offices |
| 65–66 | Sky lobby |
| 64 | Refuge area |
| 51–63 | Offices |
| 48–50 | Building control machines |
| 47 | Refuge area |
| 35–46 | Offices |
| 33–34 | Sky lobby |
| 29–32 | Building control machines |
| 18–28 | Offices |
| 16–17 | Building control machines |
| 6–15 | Offices |
| 3–5 | Building control machines |
| 2 | Shopping mall |
| 1 | Office lobby serviced hotel lobby |
| B1 | Observatory entrance, shops, and restaurants |
| B2 | Parking, Building control machines |
Source: Wikipedia
4. FAQ
1. How tall is the Jeddah Tower?
The Jeddah Tower is supposed to be a height of 3,281 ft having about 200 floors.
2. When will the Jeddah tower be finished?
The Jeddah Tower completion dates have not been officially announced but the time to complete construction was estimated to be 63 months (5 years & 3 months).
3. How many floors are in Jeddah Tower?
In Jeddah Tower, there will be about 200 floors (2 basements) with 59 elevators.
4. Where is Jeddah Tower?
Jeddah Tower is located on the Northside of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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