Merdeka 118
Megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, completed in 2024. See Kuala Lumpur.
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 spire as national symbol lifts it past the Shanghai Tower. |
Why the Jeddah Tower Won’t be as Tall as You Think — The B1M (2026)
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Thanks to that spire, Merdeka tops out at a neat 678.9-metres, blasting past the Shanghai Tower.
- Role: subject
- In the video: Completed in 2024 as the world’s second-tallest building, its spire supplies a large vanity height and recalls the gesture of the declaration of independence in 1957, even though the Shanghai Tower has a higher occupied floor.
- Why it matters: The clearest example in the video of vanity height as national symbol.