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To date, the tallest skyscraper on the planet the fantastic construction of Burj Khalifa in Dubai remains. His high – 830 meters. It is truly grand and beautiful at the same time. the building, or rather, is a tower that allows tourists even watch twice a day sunrise and sunset.
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However, the honorary title of “the tallest building” may already soon move to Saudi Arabia – the city of Jeddah since here since 2013 there has been an intensive construction even more grandiose skyscraper – Kingdom Tower. Estimated height this giant will be above one kilometer – two hundred floors. it a new wonder of the world (it’s not clear what kind of account) will attract According to the authors of this project, there are even more tourists in the country. Moreover not only a skyscraper will be built in Jeddah, but a whole the modern area around it is Kingdom City. Finances this fabulous project Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal (Al-Walid bin Talal), which this construction will not cost less than twenty billion dollars.
True, Kingdom Tower is not the only miracle expected. skyscraper construction in the world. In Africa, planned to build another highest (true, only for this continent) skyscraper in Morocco – Al Noor Tower, whose height will reach 540 meters. Such a height parameter will symbolize the presence of 54 African countries, and the number of floors of the building – 114 will reflect the number of chapters in The Qur’an. Al Noor Tower will be futuristic design reminiscent, on the one hand, of a wedding attire – elegant dress of the bride, and on the other – a beautiful feather pen.
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Construction of Al Noor Tower is scheduled to begin this summer years, and it will end in 2018. Will conduct it a development company from Dubai, and sheikh Tarek bin to finance Laden, a billionaire businessman from Saudi Arabia.
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