Saudi Arabia to build world's tallest tower, reaching 1 kilometer into the sky

 

     Saudi Arabia to build world's tallest building 1km tall

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• Saudi Arabia has secured funds to build Jeddah Tower, slated to be the world's tallest building
• The skyscraper will reach 3,280 feet, have 200 floors and cost $1.2 billion
• It would require 5.7 million square feet of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel
• The foundations would be 200 feet deep

Dubai, long champion of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will soon have some competition from neighboring Saudi Arabia.