![]() The ascent includes the world’s longest spiral staircase and a horizontal “bubble tram”, which rotates around the building. The current holder of the title world’s tallest building, the 2,722ft-high Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has a viewing platform at 1,821ft that opened to the public last year.Īnother observation tower to open recently was the One World platform in New York, offering a completely new view of the city’s famous skyline.īefore the Burj Khalifa, the open-air deck on China’s Canton Tower, which opened in Guangzhou in 2011, held the record for world’s highest at 1,601 ft. The finished building will contain 200 floors The foundations will be 60m deep to cope with saltwater from the ocean. “The way the fronds sprout upward from the ground as a single form, then start separating from each other at the top, is an analogy of new growth fused with technology.”Įach of the tower’s three sides features a series of notches that create pockets of shadow that shield areas of the building from the sun while providing outdoor terraces with views of Jeddah and the Red Sea. The tower’s design, by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, was inspired by the “folded fronds of young desert plant growth,” the company’s website states. “The overall layout of Jeddah Economic City is designed to accommodate a comprehensive, multipurpose environment, replete with aspects of a modern lifestyle over its 5.3 square kilometres, supported by world-class, state-of-the-art infrastructures.” ![]() “With this deal, we will reach new, as yet unheard of highs in real estate development,” said Mounib Hammoud, chief executive officer of Jeddah Economic Company, the owner and developer of the Jeddah Economic City project, “and will fulfil the company’s objective of creating a world-class urban centre that offers an advanced lifestyle, so that Jeddah may have a new iconic landmark that attracts people from all walks of society with comprehensive services and a multitude of uses.” One of the tower's proposed outdoor terraces ![]()
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