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19-01-2012, 03:13 PM | #1 | |||
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19-01-2012, 03:22 PM | #2 | |||
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The tower was initially planned to be 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) high; however, the geography of the area proved unsuitable for a tower of that height.
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19-01-2012, 03:25 PM | #3 | |||
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I did see the name "Mile High tower" mentioned, but I thought that was due to a miscalculation by someone over there lol
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19-01-2012, 03:30 PM | #4 | |||
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I really don't get the point of it
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19-01-2012, 04:12 PM | #5 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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Wouldn't wanna be working on the top floor when the lift breaks down
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19-01-2012, 05:35 PM | #6 | |||
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19-01-2012, 05:36 PM | #7 | |||
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I wouldn't wanna be at the top, full stop
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02-03-2012, 02:07 AM | #8 | |||
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It's been given the go-ahead
_________________ JEDDAH: A Jeddah-based project to build the tallest tower in the world has been given the go-ahead after it received its final license, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal confirmed. The SR4.6 billion Kingdom Tower, which will stand over 1,000 meters tall, is the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City, Jeddah Economic Company’s (JEC) new urban development covering more than 5.3 million square meters of land in the north of Jeddah overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. Work on the project began on Jan. 1. Partners of JEC include KHC, Samaual Bakhsh, Abraar, International Holding Company, prominent Jeddah businessman Abdulrahman Hassan Sharbatly and Saudi Binladin Group (SBG). “This project will provide sustainable profits to shareholders,” said Prince Alwaleed. He also thanked various supporters of the project, including Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour bin Miteb, Jeddah Mayor Hani Aburass, and Gen. Adil Zamzami and Lt. Gen. Abdalah Jedawi from the General Directorate of the Civil Defense. “The vision of constructing the tallest tower in the world in Jeddah belongs to Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was closely involved in the selection of the scheme currently under design,” said Talal Al-Maiman, a board member of KHC and Jeddah Economic Company, which was formed in 2009 to develop Kingdom City in Jeddah. “Kingdom Tower’s height is remarkable, obviously, but the building’s iconic status will not depend solely on that. Its form is brilliantly sculpted, making it quite simply the most beautiful building in the world of any height. The decision of the partners to build the world’s tallest building further demonstrates their belief in investing in this nation.” Five contractors were invited to offer proposals for the Kingdom Tower and a shortlist of three firms submitted final offers for the tower construction. SBG was chosen for the project.
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02-03-2012, 02:13 AM | #9 | |||
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Wow. Looks incredible.
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02-03-2012, 04:52 PM | #10 | |||
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That's amazing, I don't really see a point but it's so nice
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02-03-2012, 05:20 PM | #11 | ||
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Couldn't pay me enough to go to the top floor.......
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30-03-2012, 12:41 AM | #12 | |||
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30-03-2012, 12:47 AM | #13 | |||
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I think I'd like to go see it when it's finished.
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01-01-2013, 11:43 PM | #14 | |||
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twice as tall as the empire state building
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01-01-2013, 11:44 PM | #15 | |||
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wow
good luck to them |
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01-01-2013, 11:45 PM | #16 | |||
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What is the point.
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01-01-2013, 11:47 PM | #17 | |||
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01-01-2013, 11:49 PM | #18 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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Well according to the wiki article "the developers' theory is that the international attention gained through large developments and having the world's tallest building will incur gentrification of the country and even be a financial success in the long run", so I guess that would be the point
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01-01-2013, 11:55 PM | #19 | |||
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Seems pretty pointless to me and "just for the sake of it". Good luck to them, though.
Closer to triple the size of the Empire State building (2.6 times bigger).
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07-12-2015, 06:44 PM | #20 | |||
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How this currently looks, lol
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07-12-2015, 06:46 PM | #21 | |||
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how tall is that? 100M's?
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07-12-2015, 06:48 PM | #22 | |||
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07-12-2015, 06:49 PM | #23 | |||
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At the moment its about 30-40 stories tall, think its planned to be 200 odd stories tall by the end of it.
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07-12-2015, 06:50 PM | #24 | |||
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07-12-2015, 06:50 PM | #25 | |||
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Theres been a bigger tower planned now lol
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