Another issue is the building’s footprint. The base of a one-mile-high Jeddah Tower would be 80,000 square feet (1.8 acres; 7,432 m²). Finding an urban area that can accommodate or want a ...

Originally, this project was aiming to introduce yet another category following the super tall; the mile-high building, but had to be scaled back because the soil would not take the weight.

If constructed, the incredibly ambitious 1.2-mile (2-km)-high building will dwarf all other man-made structures. According to a recent report by the usually well-informed Dubai outlet MEED ...