Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (Arabic: برج جدة, pronounced [burdʒ dʒadːa]),[10] previously known as Kingdom Tower (Arabic: برج المملكة, romanized: Burj al-Mamlaka), is a skyscraper construction project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the first 1-kilometre-tall (3,281 ft) building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa.[11][12] Located in the north side of Jeddah, it is the centrepiece of the Jeddah Economic City project. After almost five years of inactivity, development work on the project resumed in 2023
The building has been designed to a height of at least 1,008.2 metres (3,308 ft) (the exact height is being kept private while in development, similar to the Burj Khalifa).[A][18] At about one kilometre,[19] Jeddah Tower would be the tallest building or structure in the world,[11] standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[12] Jeddah Tower's 50-hectare (120-acre) plot, along with surrounding buildings, will be the first of a three-phase Jeddah Economic City development. The three-phase project was proposed for a large area of undeveloped waterfront land with an area of 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi).[20] The area is located roughly 20 km (12 mi) north of the port city of Jeddah. Jeddah Economic City was designed by HOK Architects,[21] and is estimated to cost at least SR75 billion (US$20 billion) and take around ten years to build.[22
