Saudis to build 1km high tower.

[47of74]

In Saudi Arabia construction is underway on a tower that will be 1km high when completed.

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(CNN) Dubai, long champion of all things biggest, longest and most expensive, will soon have some competition from neighboring Saudi Arabia.

Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, could be stripped of its Guinness title if Saudi Arabia succeeds in its plans to construct the even larger Jeddah Tower -- a prospect looking more likely as funds for the $1.23 billion project have been secured.

The project is currently built up to the 26th floor, it added. The 3,280-feet (1 kilometer) skyscraper is scheduled for completion in 2020. The Burj Khalifa, by comparison, stands at a meeker 2,716 feet, or 827 meters.

Question: At what point does this become a giant male reproductive organ measuring contest? 

[Mrs Ms]

Suddenly I want to look up skyscrapers/towers commissioned or designed by women

[Jingerbread]

[Fundie Bunny]

The only thing i am thinking of is what are they going to do if the elevator breaks down

[nastyhobbitses]

The only thing i am thinking of is what are they going to do if the elevator breaks down

Or if there's a fire.

[Clementine]

All I can think of is how many slaves guest workers who will have to work for nothing to complete it - and how many of them that will die in workplace accidents.

[nausicaa]

I really wish someone in the government would suggest Saudi Arabia divert some of their dick tower money to ensuring a safe and secure trip for the millions of people who flood into their country every year for Hajj (and have helped make Saudi Arabia wealthy and powerful by doing so). 

[Clementine]

I really wish someone in the government would suggest Saudi Arabia divert some of their dick tower money to ensuring a safe and secure trip for the millions of people who flood into their country every year for Hajj (and have helped make Saudi Arabia wealthy and powerful by doing so). 

Or take in a few refugees fleeing from Syria.

[MarblesMom]

I do not do heights.

[47of74]

On 12/4/2015 at 9:53 AM, nausicaa25 said:

I really wish someone in the government would suggest Saudi Arabia divert some of their dick tower money to ensuring a safe and secure trip for the millions of people who flood into their country every year for Hajj (and have helped make Saudi Arabia wealthy and powerful by doing so). 

I'm guessing the brave individual who did that would soon find himself up on trumped up charges of some sort that ended with his head getting separated from the rest of his body. 

[umsami]

The thing about the gigantic tall building is that the previous record is in Dubai, I think...or close to it.  A country where people can enter freely and numerous MNCs have their headquarters.

KSA is not that open.  It's not like people are clamoring to live there or live on compounds.  Getting a visa there, other than for religious reasons or being sponsored by a company for employment, is really tough.  Whose going to occupy this thing?

[mango_fandango]

What's the fucking point??

[Fundie Bunny]

2 hours ago, mango_fandango said:

What's the fucking point??

 

On 4/12/2015 at 6:15 AM, 47of74 said:

 

Question: At what point does this become a giant male reproductive organ measuring contest? 

THAT is the point

[mango_fandango]

2 hours ago, Fundie Bunny said:

 

THAT is the point

Ah, rich people....