Inside futuristic CAVE CITY near £1tn NEOM desert megacity named Leyja
A PROJECT to build the world's tallest building is set to resume after construction was stopped SIX YEARS ago.The jaw-droppingly enormous tower would stand at one kilometre high when done, making it three times taller than London’s Shard.
But the project, which began construction more than a decade ago, froze in 2018 following anti-corruption purges in the Saudi government.ArchitectureWhen finished, the futuristic skyscraper is set to be the first building ever made to be more than a kilometre tall.The current record for world’s tallest building has been held for many years by Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa, which stands at just under 830 metres high.
The Jeddah Tower would dwarf all over developments in the Saudi port city of Jeddah - which has been floated as among the cities that could host 2034 World Cup matches.But for many years now, its semi-complete skeleton has loomed large over the construction site.Developer Jeddah Economic Company’s website homepage now features a visualisation of the tower with the words "It’s Happening".
If completed as planned, the tower would join the small club of buildings to have held the top spot as the world’s tallest.Other skyscrapers to have held that title over the years include Chicago’s Willis Tower, Taipei 101 in Taiwan and, of course, the current tallest building the Burj Khalifa. The Jeddah Tower is expected to be mixed-use, including residential, commercial, and office space facilities.This 170 kilometre ‘landscraper’ aims to be a flagship part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project in the country’s north west. The project was reported by Bloomberg to have been ‘scaled back’ in its medium term ambitions.This futuristic megacity project comes amid a big drive to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy.
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