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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Jeddah Tower Nears Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaJeddah Economic Company

  

  Starts 08/31/2028SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 1.9 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Jeddah Tower is on track to meet its planned completion date" of August 2028.

  Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has passed its 100th floor and is on track to become the world's tallest building, edging past a kilometre in height once its spire is counted.

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• Architecture09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Jeddah Tower Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  

  Starts 06/01/2028ESTIMATED64% CONFIDENCEin 1.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…ed in January 2025, and the building is expected to be completed as early as 2028.[13] Site Jeddah T…"

  Construction resumed on the first building designed to pass 1,000 metres, intended to take the world's-tallest title from the Burj Khalifa. Estimated date.

  $1.2B

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Merdeka 118's Spire Completes as World's Second Tallest

  Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPNB Merdeka Ventures

  

  Starts 12/31/2022CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE3.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "When its spire was completed in 2022, it took the building's height up above 600-metres."

  Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118 topped out with its spire in place, reaching 678.9m to become the world's second-tallest building and one of only four megatall skyscrapers on Earth.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Emaar Properties Opens Burj Khalifa as the World's Tallest Building

  1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAEEmaar Properties

  

  Starts 01/04/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoGuinness World Records^[2] and The National both confirm the official opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

  Emaar Properties officially opened the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai, timed to the fifth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's accession to power. The tower took the world's-tallest-building title from Taipei 101 by a record margin.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Mjøstårnet Becomes the World's Tallest Timber Tower in Brumunddal

  Mjøstårnet, Brumunddal, Ringsaker, Norway

  

  Starts 03/15/2019CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoWikipedia^[4] and Norway Today state Mjøstårnet was completed in March 2019, with its official opening on March 15, 2019.

  At 85.4 meters and 18 storeys, Mjøstårnet in Brumunddal, Norway opened as the world's tallest timber building, built from engineered glue-laminated wood instead of steel or concrete.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  One Za'abeel Opens With the World's Longest Cantilever

  One Za'abeel, Dubai, UAEIthra Dubai

  

  Starts 02/10/2024CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The development was completed in December 2023 and officially opened on 10 February 2024."

  Dubai's One Za'abeel opened to the public, its twin towers joined by The Link, a 230-metre skybridge that went on to set the Guinness World Record for longest cantilevered building.

  AED 3.7B

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Makkah Royal Clock Tower Completes

  Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

  

  Starts 12/31/2012CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE13.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the tower, "constructed at an estimated cost of USD $16BN," was completed in 2012.

  The $16BN Makkah Royal Clock Tower, holding the world's largest clock face and the highest occupied space on Earth at the time, was completed overlooking Islam's holiest site.

  $16B

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• Sports09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  King Salman Stadium Completes as Saudi Arabia's Largest Venue

  Royal Commission for Riyadh CityKing Salman Road, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Starts 10/01/2029ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEin 3.0 yearsThe Royal Commission for Riyadh City's announcement gives "completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2029", a quarter recorded here as its first day.^[1]

  The 92,000-seat stadium rises in northern Riyadh along King Salman Road next to King Abdulaziz Park, its Populous design drawing on the surrounding mountainous landscape. It will be the Saudi national team's headquarters and the venue for the opening match and final of the 2034 World Cup, with a masterplan that adds an athletics stadium, training pitches and an aquatics centre with an Olympic-sized pool.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Burj Azizi Races for Second Tallest

  Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAzizi Developments

  

  Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsTwo estimates disagree. Gulf News^[3] (18 February 2025) reported the developer targeting 2028, while Wikipedia's^[2] infobox estimates 2030 and records that as of May 2026 only the raft foundation and the nine-level basement car park were in progress, with about 750 workers on site daily. The later, better-evidenced 2030 estimate is followed and dated to the last day of that year.

  Azizi Developments is building the 725m Burj Azizi on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, a tower meant to become the world's second-tallest building, though work was still on the raft foundation and basement car park in mid-2026.

  AED 6B

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Lakhta Center Opens as Europe's Tallest Building

  Lakhta Center, Saint Petersburg, RussiaGazprom

  

  Starts 12/05/2019CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE6.8 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the official opening of the Lakhta Center multifunctional complex took place on December 5, 2019."

  The 462m Lakhta Center opened on the outskirts of St Petersburg, becoming Europe's tallest building and the world's northernmost skyscraper, taller than the Empire State Building.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Egypt's Iconic Tower Completed

  New Administrative Capital, Egypt

  

  Starts 12/31/2024CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the Iconic Tower's "official completion date was 2024".

  The 394-metre Iconic Tower in Egypt's New Administrative Capital was completed in 2024, becoming Africa's first supertall skyscraper and its tallest building.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Muraba Veil Skyscraper

  Al Wasl, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMuraba

  

  Starts 12/31/2028ESTIMATED62% CONFIDENCEin 2.3 yearsA target, per the source^[1]: the tower "is set for completion in December 2028", with no official opening date yet announced.

  Dubai developer Muraba and Pritzker Prize-winner RCR Arquitectes are building Muraba Veil, a 380m tower just 22.5m wide wrapped in a porous steel mesh, among the world's skinniest skyscrapers.

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