Incredibly, a building double the height of the Jeddah Tower is in the works.

The idea was proposed at the end of 2022 and an initial rendering of the mind-blowing two-kilometre-high gigatower at a site north of the Saudi capital Riyadh was unveiled in August 2023. According to Architect's Journal, the UK's Foster + Partners is working on the 6,562-foot skyscraper dubbed the Rise Tower, which is set to cost around $5 billion.

Will the Jeddah Tower be completed in time to claim its crown? Watch this space...

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