Jeddah Tower

Jeddah Tower (Arabic: برج جدة‎), previously known as Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة) and Mile-High Tower (برج الميل), is a megatall skyscraper under construction on the north side of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the world's first building to exceed the height of 1 km (3,281 ft), and it is the centerpiece and first phase of a development and tourist attraction known as Jeddah Economic City.

History
The first name of the building, Mile-High Tower had a completely different design and height; however, it was meant to be built at the exact same spot where Jeddah Tower is being built today. Nonetheless, it was occasionally considered as a completely different building. It was originally meant to be built about a mile high (1.609 km). Unfortunately, the height of the building was scaled down to 1 km (3,281 ft) after many problems arose with the plan of building the Mile-High Tower. Therefore, the building had to be redesigned too.

Currently, construction has been put on hold due to multiple issues.

Design
The slightly irregular shape of the building is part of the building's design to counter challenges such as wind, sandstorms and other possible disasters. The foundation of the building has a 'Y' shape. For example, if you cut a piece of pie into 3 exact pieces, the lines in between the 3 pieces of pie shows the shape of Jeddah Tower's foundation (or first floor, they both have the same shape). The building has a hexagon-shaped core and the building rises from all 3 the sides of the Y-shaped foundation and the sides slowly move in as the building rises until they touch to form the spire at the top of the building.

Other Information

 * 1) The confirmed height is not to be releases to public as of now, but the building is confirmed to reach at least 1,000 m (3,281 ft) and only the developers know the actual height.
 * 2) One of the architects, Adrian D. Smith, had said that Jeddah Tower would be a little taller than twice the height of Burj Khalifa, though this is not confirmed yet.
 * 3) Although Jeddah Tower is about 180 m (590.6 ft) taller than Burj Khalifa, it has only 4 more habitable floors which is a bit strange.Mile High Tower.jpg