Construction Magazine November 2014 | Page 21

Kingdom Tower Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
Kingdom Tower Jeddah , The world ’ s tallest building
meters , in Tower 3 of the hotel . In upgrading the steel elevator hoisting ropes to KONE UltraRope TM for one of its elevators , the resort has made a further commitment into energy efficiency and smoother people flow .
KINGDOM TOWER – JEDDAH , SAUDI ARABIA The world ’ s tallest building standing at over one kilometer upon completion in 2018 , Kingdom Tower will feature KONE ’ s innovative people flow solutions and the world ’ s highest elevator rise at 660m . The building will be equipped with the world ’ s fastest double deck elevators travelling over 10 m / s based on the KONE UltraRope TM technology set to break industry limits .
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