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Kingdom Tower: Saudi Arabia to erect world’s tallest building by 2020

Toronto’s CN Tower used to be the world’s tallest building until Dubai’s Burj Khalifa came along in 2009. By 2020, both buildings will be trumped, because Saudi Arabia is already building the Kingdom Tower, designed by architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill. The structure will reach an astounding 3,280 feet or one kilometre high once complete.

Read the full story by Jack Choros here.