Kingdom Tower

Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece of the Kingdom City development on a 5.3 million-square-meter site in north Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

A projected aerial view of the streamlined tower. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

The Kingdom Tower complex will contain 59 elevators, including 54 single-deck and five double-deck elevators, along with 12 escalators. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

The building's sky terrace, roughly 98 feet in diameter, will be featured on level 157. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

The 23-hectare Kingdom Tower Waterfront District will feature residential and commerical buildings, a shopping mall, outdoor spaces and other amenities. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

The district encompasses a high-end shopping mall, plus additional development parcels that accommodate commercial and high-density residential uses, offices, two luxury hotels and high-quality open spaces, including the central Tower Plaza.  (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

A serene waterfront promenade will connect Kingdom Tower, the various development parcels, the open space areas and the mall together. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)

Each of Kingdom Tower's three sides will feature a series of notches that create pockets of shadow that shield areas of the building from the sun and provide outdoor terraces with stunning views of Jeddah and the Red Sea. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)