Four More Years to Go
René Ammann | 13. ottobre 2024
A ceremony was held at the site on October 2 to mark the resumption of construction on the kilometer-high tower designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. The tower was initially planned to be done in 2019, but a 2028 completion is now anticipated. (Image: © Jeddah Economic Company/Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)
Number of years the construction of Saudi Arabia’s kilometer-high Jeddah Tower, which will become the world’s tallest skyscraper upon completion, was stalled after work ground to a halt amid a kingdom-wide anti-corruption purge: 7
This photo shows the construction progress at Jeddah Tower in July 2020, during its seven-year hiatus, when the tower had reached approximately one-third of its eventual height. (Photo: Korea Aerospace Research Institute/Wikimedia Commons)