Kingdom Tower
The Kingdom Tower is considered one of the prominent civilizational landmarks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it enjoys wide popularity in the region and the world, and it is one of the highest towers in the world as a whole. This tower is considered one of the most important commercial markets in the Kingdom, as it is characterized by its location and charming views of the city of Riyadh.
Kingdom Tower site
This tower is located in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, and its total area is estimated at three hundred thousand square meters. The Kingdom Tower was built on a plot of land owned by Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal in the year one thousand nine hundred AD, and the construction of this tower was completely completed in the year two thousand and two AD.
The height of the Kingdom Tower
The height of the Kingdom Tower is three hundred meters, and it consists of ninety nine floors, as it contains a mosque known as the King Abdullah II Mosque, and its height is one hundred and eighty three meters, which is approximately six hundred feet, and is located on the seventy-seventh floor, which is the highest mosque in the Kingdom of Arabia Saudi Arabia, and it was previously considered the highest mosque in the world in terms of its height above sea level, but today it is considered the second in the world as it was built in the United Arab Emirates in the Emirate of Dubai the highest mosque in the world.
What distinguishes this tower is its wonderful and distinctive view, as it can be seen from any point in the city of Riyadh, no matter how far from its location.
The tower also includes a commercial market that is considered one of the most luxurious centers in the city of Riyadh for shopping, in addition to many halls where different types of celebrations take place, as it contains special suites for office work and residential apartments, and this tower also includes the famous Four Seasons Hotel, in addition to large numbers of the most luxurious restaurants And the most famous in the world.
Information and numbers
This project is entirely managed by the Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company, and was designed by the Urban Studies Center and also Ellerbe Becket, and its cost amounted to approximately one million seven hundred and seventeen million Saudi riyals, and the glass spaces in it were estimated at eighty-five thousand square meters, while the wedding hall reached an area of four thousand And four square meters, which can accommodate three thousand people, in addition to the presence of thirty-five elevators in this project, and twenty-two moving stairs, as well as three thousand parking spaces for cars, and the total area of one floor in this tower reached two thousand two hundred and twenty five square meters.
It is worth noting that another tower with the same name will be built in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.