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Kingdom Tower project in Jeddah gets final go-ahead

Kingdom Tower project in Jeddah gets final go-ahead

A Jeddah-based project to build the tallest tower in the world has been given the go-ahead after it received its final license, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal confirmed.

Makkah clock tower

Composites-intensive clock tower inaugurated in Saudi Arabia

The 607m tall Makkah clock tower, the central tower of the Abraj-Al Arab development in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, features more than 40,000-sq-m of advanced composite panels, and material supplied by Gurit. At 607m/1,991 ft tall, the building is the second tallest in the world.