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THE RISE OF A SUPERTALL
Soaring to a height of more than one kilometer, Jeddah Tower will be the tallest building in the world when completed in 2019.
Description
The glittering centerpiece in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will house offices, a hotel and serviced apartments, luxury condominiums, and the world’s highest observation deck.
Building facts
- Year of completion: 2018
- Construction area: 464,907 sqm
- Total gross floor area: 243, 866 sqm
- Height: over 1 km
- Apartments: 318
- Hotel rooms: 182
- Maximum elevator speed: above 10 m/s
- Building owner: Jeddah Economic Company
- Developer: Jeddah Economic Company
- Architect: Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture
- Contractor: Saudi Bin Laden Group
- Construction supervisor: Dar Al Handasa
- Project management: E.C. Harris / Mace JV
KONE solutions
- 29 KONE MiniSpace™ elevators
- 21 KONE MonoSpace® elevators
- 7 KONE DoubleDeck elevators
- 8 KONE TravelMaster™ 110 escalators
- KONE UltraRope™ technology
- KONE Polaris™ Destination Control System
- KONE InfoScreen displays
- KONE E-Link™ monitoring system
- KONE Care™ Maintenance Service