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Riyadh
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Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
385 m
/ 1,263 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
385 m
/ 1,263 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
352.5 m
/ 1,156 ft
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Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
72
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
4
Official Name
The current legal building name.
King Abdullah Financial District
Type
Complex
Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished
Architecturally Topped Out
Country
City
Function
exhibition / hotel / multiple / office / residential / retail
Master Planner
Henning Larsen Architects
# of Apartments
154
# of Hotel Rooms
214
Map of Buildings in Complex
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List of Buildings in Complex
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
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RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIF Tower | 2021 |
385 m / 1,263 ft |
72 | Office |
| 2 | KAFD World Trade Center | 2022 |
304 m / 997 ft |
67 | Office |
| 3 | Riyad Bank Tower | 2023 |
264 m / 866 ft |
53 | Office |
| 4 | Samba Bank HQ Tower | 2020 |
231 m / 758 ft |
40 | Office |
| 5 | Tadawul Tower | 2022 |
200 m / 656 ft |
43 | Office |
| 6 | PPA 30 Parcel 4.09 | 2015 |
182 m / 597 ft |
46 | Residential |
| 7 | Villas in the Sky | 2016 |
160 m / 525 ft |
32 | Residential / Office |
| 8 | Muqarnas Tower | 2016 |
158 m / 518 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,980 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
36 | Office |
| 9 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Residential Tower | - |
149 m / 489 ft |
38 | Residential |
| 10 | PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Office Tower | 2014 |
145 m / 474 ft |
34 | Office |
| 11 | PPA 30 Parcel 3.09 | 2017 |
138 m / 453 ft |
33 | Residential / Office / Retail |
| 11 | PPA 30 Parcel 3.10 | - |
138 m / 453 ft |
30 | Residential / Office / Retail |
| 13 | Crystal Tower 1 | 2018 |
135 m / 443 ft |
26 | Office |
| 14 | PP 10 Parcel 4.08 | - |
126 m / 413 ft |
32 | Residential / Office |
| 15 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.05 Office Tower | - |
125 m / 410 ft |
23 | Office |
| 16 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 1 | - |
105 m / 344 ft |
26 | Residential / Office |
| 16 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.12 | 2021 |
105 m / 344 ft |
23 | Residential / Office |
| 18 | PP 10 Parcel 2.14 | - |
105 m / 344 ft |
19 | Residential / Office |
| 19 | PP 10 Parcel 1.12 | - |
102 m / 335 ft |
21 | Office |
| 20 | PP 10 Parcel 3.04 Residential Tower | 2014 |
98 m / 320 ft |
26 | Residential |
| 21 | Wyndham Grand Riyadh | - |
87 m / 286 ft |
16 | Hotel |
| 22 | PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Office Tower | 2014 |
83 m / 274 ft |
19 | Office |
| 23 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.01 | 2018 |
83 m / 272 ft |
19 | Residential / Office |
| 23 | PPA 30 Parcel 1.11 | 2020 |
83 m / 272 ft |
18 | Office / Retail |
| 25 | PPA 30 Parcel 4.01 | 2019 |
82 m / 269 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 21 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 465 other buildings of the same Residential / Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
21 | Residential / Office |
| 26 | PP 10 Parcel 4.07 | - |
81 m / 266 ft |
19 | Residential / Office |
| 27 | Crystal Tower 2 | 2018 |
80 m / 262 ft |
18 | Office |
| 28 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.06 | 2018 |
77 m / 253 ft |
14 | Hotel |
| 29 | PPA 30 Parcel 5.03 Tower 2 | 2018 |
76 m / 248 ft |
16 | Residential / Office |
| 30 | PP 10 Parcel 3.05 Residential Tower | 2014 |
67 m / 220 ft |
17 | Residential |
| 31 | Vertical Medina | - |
66 m / 218 ft |
16 | Residential / Office |
| 32 | The Butterfly | 2018 |
66 m / 217 ft |
15 | Residential / Office |
| 33 | Cascading Condos | 2017 |
60 m / 197 ft |
12 | Office / Residential |
| 34 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.11 | - |
55 m / 180 ft |
11 | Residential / Office / Retail |
| 35 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower A | 2018 |
49 m / 160 ft |
11 | Residential |
| 36 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Office Tower | 2022 |
48 m / 157 ft |
9 | Office / Retail |
| 37 | KAFD Conference Centre | 2014 |
42 m / 137 ft |
2 | Exhibition |
| 38 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.05 Residential Tower | 2022 |
40 m / 131 ft |
8 | Residential / Retail |
| 39 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower B | 2018 |
39 m / 128 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,980 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
9 | Office |
| 39 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.07 Tower C | 2018 |
39 m / 128 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 9 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,980 other buildings of the same Office function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
9 | Office |
| 41 | PP 10 Parcel 2.09 | 2014 |
35 m / 113 ft |
7 | Residential / Office / Retail |
| 42 | The Financial Plaza | 2015 |
27 m / 88 ft |
N/A | Multiple |
| 43 | PPA 30 Parcel 2.08 | - |
- m / - ft |
14 | Office / Residential / Retail |
| 43 | The Gem Building | 2018 |
- m / - ft |
10 | Residential / Office / Retail |
CTBUH Awards & Distinctions
Façade Engineering Award 2021 Award of Excellence
2021 CTBUH Awards
Best Tall Building, by Region, Middle East & Africa 2023 Award of Excellence
2023 CTBUH Awards
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13 October 2016 - CTBUH Research
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