Kingdome City - Jeddah

Announcement: Kingdom Tower is under construction started on the 1st of January 2012 . Expected completion date is 2019.
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King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques unveiled and inaugurated the two colossal projects of Kingdom City in Jeddah and Kingdom Tower in Jeddah in the presence of HRH Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, HRH Prince Khaled Alfaisal Governor of Makkah Province, HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and Eng. Adel Muhammad Faqih, Mayor of Jeddah and other members of the royal family.

The unveiling of the designs and plans of the tower that will adorn the city of Jeddah and will be over 1,000 meters high, was held at the opening of a major international architectural exhibition Towards the First World in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday 11th October 2008. KHC was the main sponsor of this historical event. KHCs two projects: Kingdom City and Kingdom Tower were the highlight of the exhibition with a major presentation. It was the first time the design for Kingdom City and the iconic Kingdom Tower were revealed publicly. During the event, King Abdullah and Prince Alwaleed toured KHCs exhibition of the master plan and designs of the project with a total investment of more than SR100 billion.

HRH Prince Alwaleed commented: KHC has many grand investments in real estate in Saudi Arabia and this is one of them. We are extremely delighted at the unveiling of the designs and plans of KHCs iconic Kingdom City and Kingdom Tower projects in the city of Jeddah by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz which will signify KHCs contribution in placing Saudi Arabia at the forefront of the first world and reaffirming KHC as one of the world leading real estate developers. King Abdullah has previously inaugurated the Kingdom Tower in Riyadh during which Prince Alwaleed presented the King with the awards that Kingdom Centre had received: the Best New Skyscraper of the Year 2003 for Kingdom Tower and The Innovative Design & Construction of a New Project 2003 for Al Mamlaka Mall.

Engineer Talal Al Maiman, Executive Director for Development and Domestic Investments and a member of KHCs Investment Committee commented: Through the continuous guidance of HRH Prince Alwaleed, KHC uses its resources to their utmost potential to lead to outstanding achievements and to make future visions a reality through leading and challenging projects. I have all the confidence that the return on investments of these projects will be very rewarding, God willing as KHCs projects have been in Riyadh.

Organized by the City of Jeddah, the exhibition features sixteen projects currently planned for the Makkah and Jeddah regions. Kingdom Tower is part of the Kingdom City development which will be one of the largest and most comprehensive real estate projects to be built in Saudi Arabia located at Obhur, North of the creek of Jeddah and the mountains to the east. Prominently located on a prime site, the master plan, encompassing 7.1 square kilometers (1750 acres). Kingdom City in Jeddah is 20 km from the old city of Jeddah near King Abdulaziz International Airport. The area that comprises of buildings is 23 million square meters includes commercial, residential, institutional, educational, entertainment, retail and hotel facilities. The centerpiece of the development will be the landmark Kingdom Tower. Kingdom City is expected to house 80,000 residents and accommodate 250,000 visitors who will enjoy its facilities; lakes, canals, water sports and other leisure activities.

Kingdom Towers timeless beauty derives from its simplicity and purity of form. The tower will rise from a large retail and conference centre podium to 1,000+ meters in height the tallest building in the world and include five-star hotel accommodations, office space and luxury residences that encompass dramatic, sweeping views of the Red Sea, Obhur Creek and the mountains to the east. Essentially triangular in plan, Kingdom Tower is conceived as a graceful, sculptural form that reflects not only the unique character of Jeddah but also the sky, water, and land from its taut glass skin.

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[zohir256]

Announcement: Kingdom Tower is under construction started on the 1st of January 2012 . Expected completion date is 2019.

[Apvatar3000]

Building highest,the most advanced,the most modern new city will not elevate the higher thinking within the barbaric regimes of these regions leaders,where women can't drive freely,where barbaric acts of beheading still prevails.There are other alternatives to such actions.Society doesnt just become "modern and advanced on fancy buildings" but its understanding of humaneness and welcoming of world wide acceptable norms of societal rules.

[zohir256]

@Apvatar3000 I as a citizen in this region all what you have mentioned are not an "big" issues, The missing thing people in here are looking for is the "Clear Norms" and "Justice".. Government do not follow the Islamic rules as it used to be before which in result the shoplifting, rape, break the law and monopolize the markets price are increasing day by day. btw millions of people and government members want women to drive;however, we don't have good infrastructure for more vehicle.

[Apvatar3000]

@zohir256 ..well I am more than surprised to know that Saudi Arabia doesn't have good roads,ie infrastructure,considering the fact that Saudi Arabai govt had financial resources ever since oil was discovered.Nor I am convinced that those crimes you mentioned are on the increase-people are already afraid of being faced with extreme punishment if they did commit those crimes.As for the extreme punishments-as far as the govt doesn't change with times-it will be eventually dethroned.

[zohir256]

@Apvatar3000 Yes it's, the only punishment they get is the jail with few lashes but no real punishments that follow Islamic instructions which in result a wide range of people don't care you even can find homos anywhere this days in coffees and gyms . For infrastructure , we do have a wide highways inside and outside the cities; nonetheless, it's not that good to handle current vehicles during the day. Government is trying to build a alternative transportation systems such as trains and buses.

[cursedswordsman]

Did you film this with a helicopter?

[zohir256]

@cursedswordsman loool XD I apologize for the bad recording! I'm not familiar with camcorders!

[zohir256]

@hichamza for your information Saudi government is now building over 20 education cities around the kingdom visit Skyscrapercity>Saudi Section>Projects. You will get shocked how HUGE amount of money they are spending on schools and universities in last 4 years.

[Epimpin101]

man this will be so sick when they complete it. Who cares about politics, just focus on this building.

[jdfc5]

The tallest building in the world is in proposal. Sadly, it will be build first than maintaining the poverty, rights and wellness in Saudi Arabia. I wish they prioritize first the poverty and employment. Every visitors and outside workers in this country knows and sees it. Perhaps because of this project, development will flourish. We will wait.

[ammaar37]

@hichamza STOP BEING JEALOUS!!

[Tafur444]

There are didols of 10 dollars...

[mo0hamd]

@hichamza what are talking about ??? Saudi Arabia has best education in the middle east your, its better to spend money on things like that than to spend it on army. btw this building has nothing to do with gov goals its owned by a Saudi business man he can spend his money as he wants. I hate people like you jealous with sick minds.

[Kinetical100]

although these new arab buildings are pretty impresive i have to admit that there are much better things to spend their moneys on :l

[Super80sbest]

@zohir256

In Europe we have the democracy!! That means also that the faith is your privacy!!! Faith and the state are separated. Why don´t you want something like this? I can tell you i have a lot of muslim friends most of them from tunis! They really like it! But they and me -- we are a little afraid because of some salafists in our country. The future belongs to the youth!!! In germany the muslim youth and the christian youth like each other and i think anytime it will work all over the world

[steven1098s]

That tower is starting construction in late November! I think.....

[MGRUBERSVILLE]

lmao everyone is so jealous that there shit countries cant build amazing things like this so they just bash saudi arabia to feel better about there crap minimum wage lives.

i bet all you retards get youre info off saudi from fake propaganda networks like fox news