Not to be outdone by Dubai, Saudi Arabia will soon have the highest tower in the world. Construction of the tower will begin this week.
The tower is named the Kingdom Tower will have a height of 1,000 meters. The cost of construction is estimated at $ 1,23 billion.
The plan, the tower will stand in the coastal city of Jeddah. Kingdom Tower will have 200 floors and beat the current world's highest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, whose height is only 173 meters.
It is estimated that the new Kingdom Tower will be completed next five years. When finished, the tower will be a world record and become the new icon of Saudi Arabia, as quoted from the News, Friday ( 04/25/2014 ) .
The tallest tower in the world today is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Khalifa is the most popular tourist attractions in the city.
Burj Khalifa formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, which inaugurated its opening on January 4, 2010. Skyscraper 's height is 828 meters.
Burj Khalifa is the highest building in the world ever made by man. Starting from passing a height of Taipei 101 as the tallest building in the world on July 21, 2007. On 12 September 2007, the Burj Khalifa made it through the height of the CN Tower as a free structure ( without buffer ), the highest in the world. And, on 7 April 2008 the highest structure in the world of the KVLY-TV Tower is located in Blanchard, North Dakota, United States, successfully passed.
In addition to a record as the world's highest building, the Burj Khalifa also has the fastest elevator in the world with a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. The building is also the highest-story building, which is 160 floors.
In Burj Khalifa contained offices, shopping centers, and hotels. You can also see the sights of Dubai and its surroundings from the observation deck on the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa.
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