Jeddah Tower
Supertall skyscraper under construction in northern Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. See Jeddah.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why the Jeddah Tower Won’t be as Tall as You Think | The B1M | subject | A kilometre-high tower whose spire could make up a huge share of its height. |
Why the Jeddah Tower Won’t be as Tall as You Think — The B1M (2026)
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work for the Jeddah Tower began in 2008, a year before the neighbouring Burj Khalifa opened for business.
- Role: subject
- In the video: First planned at 1,600 m and then cut to about a kilometre, the tower is built around a Y-shaped core and switches to steel above level 167; its spire could exceed 300 m, a very large “vanity height”.
- Why it matters: It is the framing question of the video: how tall a building “really” is when much of its height is unusable spire.