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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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• Sports09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Construction Starts on Diriyah's 20,000-Seat Arena Superblock

  Diriyah CompanyDiriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Starts 07/16/2025CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoDiriyah Company^[1] dated its announcement of the "SAR 5.75 billion ($1.53 billion)" Arena Superblock contract 16 July 2025.

  Diriyah Company awarded a branch of China Harbour Engineering the contract to build the Arena Superblock: the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena seating 20,000 spectators, three mixed-use office buildings and a parking facility with more than 4,000 spaces. The arena sits on the edge of historic At-Turaif and anchors the Grand Avenue district alongside Diriyah's Grand Mosque.

  SAR 5.8B

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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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• Architecture06/21/2017@ThePinGang

  Jeddah tower: World's Tallest Building- 1Km+

  

  Starts 12/31/2020CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "…ently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah,…"

  Jeddah tower previously known as Kingdom Tower, is currently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be about 1,000 meters, or one kilometer (3,280 feet) tall, Jeddah tower when complete in 2020 will be second tallest building in the world after ‘The tower at dubai creek harbor’in dubai ,UAE

  $1.2B

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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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• 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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• 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.

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• Property09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  New Murabba's Riyadh District Completes With the Mukaab on Hold

  Al-Qirawan, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNew Murabba Development Company

  

  Starts 12/31/2040DELAYED11 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 14.3 yearsThe January 2026 report says the district "is now slated to be completed by 2040", a year rather than a fixed day, so the pin sits at the end of that year.^[1]

  The 14.1 sq km district launched in 2023 was built around the Mukaab, a 400 m by 400 m cube holding roughly 2 million sq m of floor space and a domed AI-powered display. In January 2026 all work on the cube beyond soil excavation and piling was suspended while its financing and feasibility were reassessed, though development of the surrounding real estate continues; Knight Frank has estimated the district's cost at about $50 billion.

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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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• Religion09/21/2026@FaithDesk

  The Nashik Kumbh's First Royal Bath

  Nashik Municipal CorporationRamkund, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

  Starts 08/02/2027ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCEin 313 daysThe Simhastha's published schedule puts the first Shahi Snan on 2 August 2027, within a Kumbh that runs from the flag hoisting on 31 October 2026 to 24 July 2028. Bathing dates follow the Hindu lunisolar calendar and are set by the akharas, so the pin is estimated rather than scheduled.^[1]

  The first Shahi Snan of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha falls on 2 August 2027, drawing millions of pilgrims to Ramkund and Kushavarta.

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• Architecture09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Expo 2030 Riyadh Opens

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Starts 10/01/2030ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEin 4.0 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…n a purpose-built site north of Riyadh. Estimated date.…"

  Saudi Arabia hosts the World Expo for the first time, on a purpose-built site north of Riyadh. Estimated date.

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