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Saudi Arabia plans to build world's tallest skyscraper

1km, 200-storey high tower in Red Sea port of Jiddah to be completed in 2020

Published Wed, Dec 2, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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DUBAI'S superlative-loving rulers are on notice: Saudi Arabia seems to be getting serious about stealing your crowning glory.

State-linked development companies in the Red Sea port of Jiddah have agreed to pony up the money for a skyscraper flirting with the unprecedented 1km mark.

That's about 182 metres taller than the current record spire, Dubai's Burj Khalifa. Or well more than twice as tall as the Empire State Building. Or about six Washington Monuments stacked en…

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