Burj Khalifa Abdicates Its Reign: Discover the Majestic 1-Km Tower That Takes Control as the Tallest Building in the World, Called "Jeddah Tower"

Burj Khalifa Abdicates Its Reign: Discover the Majestic 1-Km Tower That Takes Control as the Tallest Building in the World, Called “Jeddah Tower”

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 18/01/2024 at 14:31

Foto: Reprodução Casa Vogue – Globo

Be the first to react!

Historical Mark: Burj Khalifa Completes 14 Years as the Tallest Building, but the Reign is Threatened

According to Uol, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has recently celebrated 14 years as the tallest building in the world, standing at an impressive 828 meters. However, a significant challenge is arising in Saudi Arabia, with the construction of the “Jeddah Tower”, which promises to surpass the Burj Khalifa’s height and redefine the limits of architecture and engineering.

Jeddah Tower: A Blend of Luxury and Altitude in the New Architectural Wonder

The “Jeddah Tower”, part of the ambitious “Vision 2030” project of Saudi Arabia, is underway, led by the renowned architect Adrian Smith, who is also responsible for the design of the Burj Khalifa. With a projected height of 1 kilometer, the tower will be a fusion of luxury apartments, office spaces, and condominiums, as well as house the highest observatory in the world.

burj khalifa, tower, building — Photo: Reproduction Viator

Saudi Vision 2030: Expansion Beyond Oil and the Rapid Rise of the Jeddah Tower

While the Burj Khalifa is a remarkable symbol of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia seeks to solidify its position in global architecture with the Jeddah Tower. An integral part of the “Vision 2030” plan, which aims to diversify the country’s economy, the tower reflects Saudi ambition to become an economic and cultural. Additionally, projects such as Expo 2030 and a planned 2,000-meter tower in Riyadh showcase the rapid evolution of the skyscraper landscape in the country.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Burj Khalifa Abdicates Its Reign: Discover the Majestic 1-Km Tower That Takes Control as the Tallest Building in the World, Called “Jeddah Tower”

Historical Mark: Burj Khalifa Completes 14 Years as the Tallest Building, but the Reign is Threatened

Jeddah Tower: A Blend of Luxury and Altitude in the New Architectural Wonder

Saudi Vision 2030: Expansion Beyond Oil and the Rapid Rise of the Jeddah Tower

The Soviet Union spent 22 years drilling into the Earth’s crust and reached a depth of 12,262 meters — they found water where it was thought impossible, hydrogen bubbling from the rock, granite that is 2.7 billion years old, and temperatures of 180 degrees that melted the drill bits.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

The island that has 35 inhabitants and celebrates Christmas on January 6: the remote island of Foula lives in isolation, without internet and following Julius Caesar’s calendar for centuries.

A German architect built a cylindrical house in 1994 that rotates to follow the sun throughout the day, generates 5 times more energy than it consumes, and was the world’s first energy-positive house.

After 14 years of construction and a diplomatic crisis that nearly led to a military confrontation over control of the Nile, Ethiopia inaugurated the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa — the dam is 170 meters high, holds 74 billion cubic meters of water, and generates 5,150 megawatts.

China has just successfully tested the world’s first ground effect maritime vehicle, a craft that flies up to 6 meters above the water at 200 km/h, uses quantum technology and 6G communication, and can rescue patients in the middle of the ocean.

More than 50 scientists drilled into Lake Van, Turkey, to a depth of up to 360 meters, revealing 600,000 years of sediment with layers of volcanic ash, water level collapses, and drought cycles that had already transformed Eastern Anatolia long before the current climate crisis.

France moves forward with the EFGL project to install three 10 MW floating offshore wind turbines 16 km off the coast, in 70-meter deep waters, and to test the largest turbine ever mounted on a floater in the country.

El Niño is already showing signs in the Pacific and may form starting in May, bringing above-normal rainfall to Southern Brazil while the North and Northeast face the risk of prolonged drought.

Researchers recover sediments from the Mediterranean and reveal a forgotten geological catastrophe: 5.96 million years ago, the sea dried up, turned into a salt desert for 630,000 years, and was flooded again by the Atlantic in an event that still challenges science.

Gardener found R$ 235,000 in buried gold bars while cutting grass in Germany but won’t get to keep any of it because the city seized the treasure and has already decided what to do with it.

Burj Khalifa Abdicates Its Reign: Discover the Majestic 1-Km Tower That Takes Control as the Tallest Building in the World, Called “Jeddah Tower”

Historical Mark: Burj Khalifa Completes 14 Years as the Tallest Building, but the Reign is Threatened

Jeddah Tower: A Blend of Luxury and Altitude in the New Architectural Wonder

Saudi Vision 2030: Expansion Beyond Oil and the Rapid Rise of the Jeddah Tower

The Soviet Union spent 22 years drilling into the Earth’s crust and reached a depth of 12,262 meters — they found water where it was thought impossible, hydrogen bubbling from the rock, granite that is 2.7 billion years old, and temperatures of 180 degrees that melted the drill bits.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

The island that has 35 inhabitants and celebrates Christmas on January 6: the remote island of Foula lives in isolation, without internet and following Julius Caesar’s calendar for centuries.

A German architect built a cylindrical house in 1994 that rotates to follow the sun throughout the day, generates 5 times more energy than it consumes, and was the world’s first energy-positive house.

After 14 years of construction and a diplomatic crisis that nearly led to a military confrontation over control of the Nile, Ethiopia inaugurated the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa — the dam is 170 meters high, holds 74 billion cubic meters of water, and generates 5,150 megawatts.

China has just successfully tested the world’s first ground effect maritime vehicle, a craft that flies up to 6 meters above the water at 200 km/h, uses quantum technology and 6G communication, and can rescue patients in the middle of the ocean.

More than 50 scientists drilled into Lake Van, Turkey, to a depth of up to 360 meters, revealing 600,000 years of sediment with layers of volcanic ash, water level collapses, and drought cycles that had already transformed Eastern Anatolia long before the current climate crisis.

France moves forward with the EFGL project to install three 10 MW floating offshore wind turbines 16 km off the coast, in 70-meter deep waters, and to test the largest turbine ever mounted on a floater in the country.

El Niño is already showing signs in the Pacific and may form starting in May, bringing above-normal rainfall to Southern Brazil while the North and Northeast face the risk of prolonged drought.

Researchers recover sediments from the Mediterranean and reveal a forgotten geological catastrophe: 5.96 million years ago, the sea dried up, turned into a salt desert for 630,000 years, and was flooded again by the Atlantic in an event that still challenges science.

A 2-meter marble statue of Athena was found almost intact in an ancient theater in Turkey, but the head has not yet been found.

More than 50 scientists drilled into Lake Van, Turkey, to a depth of up to 360 meters, revealing 600,000 years of sediment with layers of volcanic ash, water level collapses, and drought cycles that had already transformed Eastern Anatolia long before the current climate crisis.

France moves forward with the EFGL project to install three 10 MW floating offshore wind turbines 16 km off the coast, in 70-meter deep waters, and to test the largest turbine ever mounted on a floater in the country.

El Niño is already showing signs in the Pacific and may form starting in May, bringing above-normal rainfall to Southern Brazil while the North and Northeast face the risk of prolonged drought.

Researchers recover sediments from the Mediterranean and reveal a forgotten geological catastrophe: 5.96 million years ago, the sea dried up, turned into a salt desert for 630,000 years, and was flooded again by the Atlantic in an event that still challenges science.

Gardener found R$ 235,000 in buried gold bars while cutting grass in Germany but won’t get to keep any of it because the city seized the treasure and has already decided what to do with it.