Jeddah Tower 2020 Update Timelapse | 1000m+ World's Tallest Building

Jeddah Tower is a skyscraper on hold on the north side of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the world's first 1 km (3,281 ft) high building, and the centrepiece and first phase of a development and tourist attraction known as Jeddah Economic City.

Initial plans called for a mile high structure, but the geology of the area proved unsuitable for a tower of that height. The current design, created by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed Burj Khalifa, incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a grandson of Ibn Saud, and nephew of the Kings of Saudi Arabia before him. Al-Waleed is the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), which is a partner in the Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which was formed in 2009 for the development of Jeddah Tower and City.

The building has been scaled down from its initial one mile high (5,280 ft) proposal, which was never fully designed, to a height of at least 1,000 meters (3,281 ft) (the exact height is being kept private while in development, similar to the Burj Khalifa). At about one kilometer, Jeddah Tower would still be by far the tallest building or structure in the world to date, standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Jeddah Tower's 50-hectare (120-acre) plot with surrounding buildings will be the first of a three-phase Jeddah Economic City development. The three-phase project proposed for a large area of undeveloped waterfront land with an area of 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi). It was originally planned to cover 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) and cost SR100 billion. The area is located roughly 20 km (12 mi) north of the port city of Jeddah. Jeddah Economic City was designed by HOK Architects, and is estimated to cost at least SR75 billion (US$20 billion) and take around ten years to build.

The development is envisioned to grow into a new district of Jeddah. The second phase of the project will be the infrastructure development needed to support the city, and the third phase has not yet been revealed.

Unfortunately, the tower's construction halted in late 2017. It is unknown if or when construction will resume again.

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[Aaronaa]

The Jeddah Tower is still on hold, although construction could resume at anytime as all cranes and equipment remain ready and onsite.

[thatsameguy]

Update: nothing has happened in 3 years
Very informative. Keep it up

[jeenamaheen]

Construction started on April 1, 2013.


The most expensive April Fool.

[Eraeraeric]

2018: Construction will resume anytime
2019: Construction will resume anytime
2020: Construction will resume anytime
2021: Construction will resume anytime

[joxosea]

The construction is prepared to resume at anytime. Somewhere around year 2050 or 2090.

[TARIQ]

This is near my house actually i can see it from my window, it’s so shame that it will never finish i was very exited that the tallest building in the world is next to me ! 💔

[vanguard]

I'm from Saudi Arabia, and the contractor who was in charge to build this tower went bankrupt in corruption cases, and the public investment fund bought the project.

[highoctanegames]

I remember it said it was gonna be completed by 2020, I just thought in the future of 2020, what would I be like

[fawazaljohani]

The project is not just a tower, its an entire new district that the city needs, there have been rumors that the public investment fund (governments investment authority) have bought a significant share of the project, and work should be resumed, there have been videos showing a new crew being assigned and work should resume this year, of course that was before the COVID-19 started, now who knows!

in any case the tower will need 3-4 years to complete whenever work resumes, let alone the entire district, its gonna be a long time before we see those LEDs light up. what a magnificent seen it will be.

[richey]

This has absolutely nothing to do with me but I’m hyped for it’s completion

[sharilaril]

Malaysia Mega Tower (Merdeka 118) still under construction now and in progress it's to be the second tallest building in the world after Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

[mercyChristmas]

THATS WHATS OIL DO!!!
LOVE SUDIA FROM SYRIA 🇸🇾❤🇸🇦

[darcidc]

Magnificent skyscraper, for me this will be the work of the century. I thought I was stopped. Congratulations to the channel for this work. From Brazil. 🇧🇷🥇👍

[davidparada]

It has been 3 years. This project will never be completed.

[quados]

Finnaly some news on this project. Thank you

[tluangasailo]

How long we gonna wait this tower, the view from summit isn't great either you will see nothing but a desert

[ee-tmsx]

"We're going to resume"
*COVID-19: Allow me to introduce myself*

[ztechnology]

I really hope construction resumes soon.

[ammarmuratovic]

If it ever start build again can you make a short video for us? Just to let us know it is begun!

[dinnazman]

Ok, now update PNB118 that will become the 2nd tallest building in a few month...
the tower now at core 600m++, and the construction going rapidly (although Malaysia in Control Movement Order by govt.)...
Edit: And yes, admin update it..Thanks for the recent video..