Egypt's Iconic Tower Completed

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• Property09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Egypt's New Administrative Capital Phase 2

  New Administrative Capital, EgyptAdministrative Capital for Urban Development

  

  Starts 06/01/2030CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEin 3.7 yearsStated as firm, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…anned and approved skyscraper set to be inaugurated in 2030. It is designed by the Egyptian architec…"

  A purpose-built capital 45 km east of Cairo, home to Africa's tallest tower and intended for six million residents. Estimated date.

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  Ptolemy II Completes the Lighthouse of Alexandria

  Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria, Egypt

  

  Starts 01/01/280 BCESTIMATED67% CONFIDENCE2305.7 years agoAncient sources place completion under Ptolemy II around 280 BCE, per the World History^[3] Encyclopedia and Britannica; the exact year is not precisely recorded.

  The Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was completed under Ptolemy II to guide ships into the city's Great Harbor. Commissioned by Ptolemy I and built by the architect Sostratus of Cnidus, the tower stood for over 1,600 years.

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  The Great Pyramid of Giza Is Completed for Pharaoh Khufu

  Giza Pyramid Complex, Giza, Egypt

  

  Starts 01/01/2561 BCESTIMATED73% CONFIDENCE4586.7 years agoBritannica^[2] and multiple Egyptology sources place the Great Pyramid’s completion at approximately 2560 BCE, with no exact date recorded.

  Standing 481 feet tall and the world's tallest human-made structure for more than 3,700 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza was built as Pharaoh Khufu’s tomb from an estimated 2.3 million stone blocks.

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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.

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  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.

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  Gustave Eiffel’s Company Completes the Eiffel Tower

  Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Paris, FranceCompagnie des Établissements Eiffel

  

  Starts 03/31/1889CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE137.5 years agoHistory.com^[3] and the Eiffel Tower’s own history page date the structure’s completion and dedication ceremony to 31 March 1889.

  Gustave Eiffel’s engineering firm finished the Eiffel Tower in Paris after just over two years of construction, built as the entrance arch for the 1889 Exposition Universelle. The 300-metre iron lattice tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world at the time.

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  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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  Ryugyong Hotel's Exterior Finally Completed After 24 Years

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  Starts 07/31/2011CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE15.1 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[3]: "In July 2011, it was reported that the exterior work was complete."

  Egyptian contractor Orascom finished cladding Pyongyang's pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel in glass in July 2011, ending a stop-start construction saga that began in 1987 — though the 330-metre tower has never opened to a single guest.

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  Sagrada Família Tower of Jesus Christ Completed

  Barcelona, Spain

  

  Starts 02/20/2026CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE216 days agoStated as firm, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…piece was installed,[14][15] and it was inaugurated and blessed by Pope Leo XIV on 10 June 2026 duri…"

  Barcelona's basilica tops out its 172.5-metre central tower, making it the world's tallest church, timed for the centenary of Antoni Gaudí's death. Estimated date.

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  22 Bishopsgate Reaches Practical Completion

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  Starts 12/04/2020ESTIMATED63% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoEstimated: Multiplex's^[3] news item of 4 December 2020 says the team achieved practical completion "earlier this week" without naming the day, so the announcement date stands in for the milestone.

  Multiplex's 62-storey 22 Bishopsgate tower - planned and sequenced using an immersive 4D virtual-reality model - reaches practical completion, becoming the City of London's tallest building.

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  53W53 Completes Above Manhattan's MoMA

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  Starts 01/01/2020ESTIMATED51% CONFIDENCE6.7 years agoGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "the Hines-led development team commenced closings... the building is now ready to welcome its first residents."

  Jean Nouvel's super-slender 53 West 53rd Street tower, built above an expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, finished construction and began welcoming residents.

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  Sapphire by the Gardens' Skybridge Completes in Melbourne

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  Starts 08/03/2022CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.1 years agoHappened as dated: Multiplex's^[2] release and The Property Tribune^[3] both date the topping out of both towers, skybridge included, to 3 August 2022. The pin's earlier October 2022 date was when the first residents were expected to move in.

  The twin towers of Sapphire by the Gardens topped out, joined 46 storeys up by an oculus-floored skybridge over Melbourne.

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