Top 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a land of beauty filled with charm and glamor. It is considered one of the richest countries with the spectacular views and natural sites just amazing for one’s eye.

It is the largest oil exporter, with 2nd largest oil reserves worldwide, and 6th largest natural gas reserves in the world. There are amazing tall buildings which one cannot stop looking at.

Due to its glamor and attraction, investors from architecture firms started investing leading to some beautiful buildings throughout the country. Here are some amazing beauties which we are going to discuss.

01-Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel: It is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, in the city of Makkah with 120 stories and biggest 4 faced- clock reaching an immense height of 601 meters. It is thus the world’s 3rd tallest building.

It was built in 2012 and is approved for further construction and by 2018 it will be the World’s tallest building with a rise by 1000metres. It is also known as Abraj Al-Bait Towers. It is very near to the world’s largest mosque, Masjid ul Haram.

The Kingdom’s largest company, Saudi Binladen group is the contractor. If you go to by Road, you can identify this building from miles.

02-Kingdom Center Building: Kingdom Centre also known as Burj-ul-Mumlikah or Kingdom Center is 302 meters tall to be the 3rd tallest building in Saudi Arabia as well as world’s 95th tallest building. It is constructed in Riyadh.

There is a shopping mall, apartments, and hotel in it. It is built over a vast area of 100,000 sqm meters. Its modern architectural design and inverted parabolic arch referred to as “necklace” of Riyadh are eye-catching. 

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