Jeddah Tower, skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Tower is a megatall skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill of AS+GG Architecture. Its tapering, needle-like form is clad in silver-blue glass panels and pale metal mullions, with a curved projecting element wrapping one edge about two-thirds up and a vertical seam running up the centre. It is planned to reach 1,000 metres and, as of 9 October 2026, has passed the 118th floor at over 470 metres.
Construction started in April 2013 after initial planning emerged around 2008 and the goal was set to surpass the existing height record. Following several years of interruption, including a longer pause beginning in 2018, work resumed in early 2025.
The tower's earlier name, Kingdom Tower, came from the Kingdom Holding Company of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, which owns 94% of the client. The Arabic alternative Burj al-Mil, "Mile Tower", recalls the original one-mile (1,600 m) design that had to be cut to about 1,007 m because of the ground conditions.
The tower stands in a larger development area on the city outskirts where new roads and infrastructure are emerging and access is not yet fully established. Visitors should note that the surroundings change constantly during the construction phase and entry depends on the progress of the work.
The tower rests on 270 piles drilled 45 to 110 metres deep, each 1.5 to 1.8 metres in diameter, built by a Saudi subsidiary of the Bavarian contractor Bauer AG. The concrete pad averages about 4.5 metres thick over roughly 7,500 square metres, mixed to resist corrosive Red Sea salt water.
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