The world's tallest building at the moment is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai with a height of 828 meters. But the Jeddah Economic Company Tower (JEC Tower) with a final height of 1007 meters will overtake it when it is completed in 2028. But today there are reports that a 2 kilometer high building will be built in Riyadh that will make the JEC Tower look stunted.
According to the MEED report, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has begun accepting bids from management companies to build this 2 kilometer tower on the outskirts of Riyadh. The building, which still has no name, is designed by leading architectural firm Foster & Partners. This is in line with rumors that a tower taller than 1 KM will be built in Riyadh that began to be heard in 2022.
If the project goes as planned, Riyadh will become the city with the tallest building in the world and also the world's largest cube-shaped building through the Mukaab project. Construction of Mukaab, nicknamed the “Kaaba of Ignorance,” began last year and will be 400 meters high and have a floor area of 2 million square meters.
It will make Saudi Arabia a country that has the tallest building in the world, the longest in the world through The Line, and the deepest in the world through Project Aquellum, all located in NEOM.