Jeddah's kilometre-high skyscraper is to be complete in 2017, it has been announced.

Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, will be completed midway through 2017, Kingdom Holding's Chairman, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

 The 1,000m high skyscraper will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City Jeddah — a new urban development of more than 5.3 million sq m of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Billionaire prince Alwaleed, who has been the driving force behind the decision to build the tower, announced an investment of SR1.5 billion from the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) for a 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company, owner of the Jeddah mega project. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

The contract for construction of the tower was signed with SBG for SR4.6 billion ($1.2 billion) and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City Jeddah project is anticipated to be SR75 billion ($20 billion). (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, will be completed midway through 2017, Kingdom Holding's Chairman, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The 1,000m high skyscraper will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City Jeddah — a new urban development of more than 5.3 million sq m of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Billionaire prince Alwaleed, who has been the driving force behind the decision to build the tower, announced an investment of SR1.5 billion from the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) for a 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company, owner of the Jeddah mega project. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The contract for construction of the tower was signed with SBG for SR4.6 billion ($1.2 billion) and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City Jeddah project is anticipated to be SR75 billion ($20 billion). (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The Kingdom Tower is expected to become both an economic engine and a proud symbol of the Kingdom's economic and cultural stature in the world community. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, will be completed midway through 2017, Kingdom Holding's Chairman, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The 1,000m high skyscraper will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City Jeddah — a new urban development of more than 5.3 million sq m of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Billionaire prince Alwaleed, who has been the driving force behind the decision to build the tower, announced an investment of SR1.5 billion from the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) for a 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company, owner of the Jeddah mega project. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The contract for construction of the tower was signed with SBG for SR4.6 billion ($1.2 billion) and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City Jeddah project is anticipated to be SR75 billion ($20 billion). (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The Kingdom Tower is expected to become both an economic engine and a proud symbol of the Kingdom's economic and cultural stature in the world community. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Saudi Arabia expects the Kingdom Tower to become one of the world's great tourist destinations as well as one of the most attractive places to live and work in the region. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company, owned by prince Alwaleed bin Talal, is one of the world's largest and most diversified private investment companies with holdings in a large number of Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern and International companies. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, will be completed midway through 2017, Kingdom Holding's Chairman, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The 1,000m high skyscraper will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City Jeddah — a new urban development of more than 5.3 million sq m of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Billionaire prince Alwaleed, who has been the driving force behind the decision to build the tower, announced an investment of SR1.5 billion from the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) for a 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company, owner of the Jeddah mega project. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The contract for construction of the tower was signed with SBG for SR4.6 billion ($1.2 billion) and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City Jeddah project is anticipated to be SR75 billion ($20 billion). (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The Kingdom Tower is expected to become both an economic engine and a proud symbol of the Kingdom's economic and cultural stature in the world community. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Saudi Arabia expects the Kingdom Tower to become one of the world's great tourist destinations as well as one of the most attractive places to live and work in the region. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company, owned by prince Alwaleed bin Talal, is one of the world's largest and most diversified private investment companies with holdings in a large number of Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern and International companies. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
In addition to its status as an architectural landmark and economic symbol, the 1000 m high skyscraper is likely to enjoy great cultural significance. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

Jeddah's Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, will be completed midway through 2017, Kingdom Holding's Chairman, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal said.  The 1,000m high skyscraper will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City Jeddah — a new urban development of more than 5.3 million sq m of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. 

Billionaire prince Alwaleed, who has been the driving force behind the decision to build the tower, announced an investment of SR1.5 billion from the Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) for a 16.63 percent stake in Jeddah Economic Company, owner of the Jeddah mega project. 

The contract for construction of the tower was signed with SBG for SR4.6 billion ($1.2 billion) and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City Jeddah project is anticipated to be SR75 billion ($20 billion). (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)
The Kingdom Tower is expected to become both an economic engine and a proud symbol of the Kingdom's economic and cultural stature in the world community. 

Saudi Arabia expects the Kingdom Tower to become one of the world's great tourist destinations as well as one of the most attractive places to live and work in the region. Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company, owned by prince Alwaleed bin Talal, is one of the world's largest and most diversified private investment companies with holdings in a large number of Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern and International companies. 

In addition to its status as an architectural landmark and economic symbol, the 1000 m high skyscraper is likely to enjoy great cultural significance. An interdisciplinary team led by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), based in Chicago, created the design of the Kingdom Tower. (Image: Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture)

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