Upon completion, Jeddah Tower will measure 1km tall, suprassing the current record holder the Burj Khalifa<\/a> by 180 m (591 ft). Architect Adrian Smith designed both structures.<\/p>\n Works came to a halt in 2018, when 63 of the 157 storeys were complete, after several parties involved in construction were arrested as part of the Saudi Arabian purge in 2017.<\/p>\n The owner of Kingdom Holding Co and the chairman of the Saudi Binladen Group, who own 33% and 17% of the building, were both arrested in the investigation led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n Originally due for completion in 2020, the Jeddah Tower is the centrepiece of the $20bn Jeddah Economic City development, a 5.3m sq m project.<\/p>\n Jeddah Economic Company, the lead developer on the scheme, has set a new completion date of 2028, a decade after the corruption investigation paused work.<\/p>\n Contractors Saudi Binladen Group have won a new contract worth 7.2bn riyal (US$1.9bn or \u00a31.45bn) for work on the tower. Around 1.1bn riyal (US$2909m or \u00a3222m) has already been paid for completed works.<\/p>\n The chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, announced on X that the Jeddah Tower was resuming work with the message “We’re back,” and a short video with visuals of the completed tower.<\/p>\n \u0639\u062f\u0646\u0627 \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 \u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u064a\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0637\u0644\u0627\u0644 (@Alwaleed_Talal) October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Jeddah Tower was formerly known as the Kingdom Tower<\/h3>\n
The resuming of works was announced on X<\/h3>\n
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\nWe’re back \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 pic.twitter.com\/M6WHOFzS51<\/a><\/p>\n