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The '''Mile-High Tower''' (Arabic: برج الميل) is planned for [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia. As the name suggests, the tower will be a [[mile]] in height (1600m). |
The '''Mile-High Tower''' (Arabic: برج الميل) is planned for [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia. As the name suggests, the tower will be a [[mile]] in height (1600m). |
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The project is being planned by Prince al-Walid bin Talal's Riyadh-based Kingdom Holding company and will be engineered by Great Britain's [[Hyder Consulting]] in conjuction with [[Arup]] and constructed by [[Bechtel]]. Omrania, a Saudi firm, is the project architect. It is projected to cost $10.7 billion (US).<ref>"Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built." Wigmore, Barry. ''Daily Mail'', March 31, 2008<sup>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=550548&in_page_id=1811]</sup></ref><ref> |
The project is being planned by Prince al-Walid bin Talal's Riyadh-based Kingdom Holding company and will be engineered by Great Britain's [[Hyder Consulting]] in conjuction with [[Arup]] and constructed by [[Bechtel]]. Omrania, a Saudi firm, is the project architect. It is projected to cost $10.7 billion (US).<ref>"Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built." Wigmore, Barry. ''Daily Mail'', March 31, 2008<sup>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=550548&in_page_id=1811]</sup></ref><ref>"Savoy owner plans world's tallest building." Levy, Megan ''The Daily Telegraph'' March 31, 2008<sup>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/30/wtower130.xml]</sup></ref> |
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[[The Sunday Times]] of London reported that it "will be constructed" and that Mile-High Tower "means the Middle East has opened a strong gap over east Asia in the race for the world’s tallest building."<ref>"Savoy hotel chief, Prince al-Walid bin Talal, plans mile-high tower" Gourlay, Chris. ''The Sunday Times''. March 30, 2008 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article3646237.ece]</ref> |
[[The Sunday Times]] of London reported that it "will be constructed" and that Mile-High Tower "means the Middle East has opened a strong gap over east Asia in the race for the world’s tallest building."<ref>"Savoy hotel chief, Prince al-Walid bin Talal, plans mile-high tower" Gourlay, Chris. ''The Sunday Times''. March 30, 2008 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article3646237.ece]</ref> |
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The Mile-High Tower (Arabic: برج الميل) is planned for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As the name suggests, the tower will be a mile in height (1600m).
The project is being planned by Prince al-Walid bin Talal's Riyadh-based Kingdom Holding company and will be engineered by Great Britain's Hyder Consulting in conjuction with Arup and constructed by Bechtel. Omrania, a Saudi firm, is the project architect. It is projected to cost $10.7 billion (US).[1][2]
The Sunday Times of London reported that it "will be constructed" and that Mile-High Tower "means the Middle East has opened a strong gap over east Asia in the race for the world’s tallest building."[3]
Notes
- ^ "Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built." Wigmore, Barry. Daily Mail, March 31, 2008[1]
- ^ "Savoy owner plans world's tallest building." Levy, Megan The Daily Telegraph March 31, 2008[2]
- ^ "Savoy hotel chief, Prince al-Walid bin Talal, plans mile-high tower" Gourlay, Chris. The Sunday Times. March 30, 2008 [3]
See also
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