Rise Tower
{{Distinguish|Torre Rise}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Rise Tower
| native_name = برج رايز
| native_name_lang = ar
| location = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| status = Proposed
| est_completion = 2060+
| cost = US$5 billion
| height = At least 2,000 m (6562 ft)
| number of floors = 678
| architecture_firm = Foster and Partners
| developer = Public Investment Fund
}}
Rise Tower ({{Langx|ar|برج رايز}}) is a skyscraper construction project proposed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |last=Caro |first=Aevan |date=2023-09-22 |title=Gutsy Saudi: Mega Projects Shaping The Kingdom's Future - Dq Living Magazine |url=https://dqliving.com/gutsy-saudi-mega-projects-shaping-the-kingdoms-future/,%20https://dqliving.com/gutsy-saudi-mega-projects-shaping-the-kingdoms-future/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en-US}} It is planned to be the first 2 km (6,562 ft) tall building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 1180 m (3872 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa and surpassing the Jeddah Tower by almost 1000 m. It will have 678 floors. It was conceived in December 2022 by the Public Investment Fund and its designs were announced in August 2023
Overview
In December 2022, MEED reported that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to build the world's tallest skyscraper on an 18 square kilometres area in northern Riyadh, located in close proximity to the King Khalid International Airport with an estimated budget of US$5 billion.{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=Saudi plans world record 2km tall tower, $5bn project twice as high as Burj Khalifa |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/construction/saudi-plans-world-record-2km-tall-tower-5bn-project-twice-as-high-as-burj-khalifa |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=arabianbusiness.com}}{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |last2=ZAWYA |title=Saudi PIF is planning to build a 2-km tall tower in Riyadh – report |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/construction/saudi-pif-is-planning-to-build-a-2-km-tall-tower-in-riyadh-report-kwo8br7j |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.zawya.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Sakina |date=2022-12-11 |title=Saudi: Riyadh to host 2 km tall skyscraper to beat Burj Khalifa |url=https://www.siasat.com/saudi-riyadh-to-host-2-km-tall-skyscraper-to-beat-burj-khalifa-2477193/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=سرور |first=عبدالملك |date=2022-12-07 |title=صندوق الاستثمارات العامة يدرس إنشاء أعلى برج في العالم بالرياض |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/qyk6lqcks2 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=Team |first=PA Next |date=2023-01-23 |title=Saudi Arabia plans to build a 2km skyscraper in Riyadh |url=https://parametric-architecture.com/saudi-arabia-plans-to-build-a-2km-skyscraper-in-riyadh/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Parametric Architecture |language=en-US}}
In August 2023, almost six months after the announcement of New Murabba project, the designs of Rise Tower were unveiled by Mohammed al-Qahtani, the CEO of Saudi Arabia Holding Company.{{Cite web |date=7 August 2023 |title=New project plans from Saudi bring the North Pole to the Middle East |url=https://www.commercialinteriordesign.com/ksa/this-latest-saudi-project-brings-the-north-pole-to-the-middle-east |access-date=9 January 2024 |website=www.commercialinteriordesign.com}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=Riyadh Rise Tower: World's Tallest Skyscraper Unveiled To Surpass Burj Khalifa - The Saudi Boom |url=https://thesaudiboom.com/rise-tower/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=thesaudiboom.com |language=en-US}} The skyscraper is set to be built on the site of 306 square kilometres North Pole project,{{Cite web |last=Sahota |first=Kohinoor |date=2023-08-09 |title=Everything we know about The North Pole megaproject in Riyadh |url=https://www.factmagazines.com/saudi-arabia/news-saudi-arabia/everything-we-know-about-the-north-pole-megaproject-in-riyadh |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}} a planned mixed-use real estate development dubbed as 'city of the future'.{{Cite web |title=ظهور التصاميم الحضرية لمشروع ذا نورث بول في الرياض |url=https://slaati.com/2023/08/04/p2338515.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=صحيفة صدى الالكترونية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=Thepublicflow |date=2023-08-08 |title=Rise Tower in Saudi: plans for world's largest tower revealed › thepublicflow › Discover Saudi, Riyadh, thepublicflow |url=https://thepublicflow.com/rise-tower-in-saudi-plans-for-worlds-largest-tower-revealed/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Simrin |date=2023-08-14 |title=Saudi Arabia Is Constructing The World's Tower That Will Rival Dubai's Burj Khalifa |url=https://lovin.co/dubai/en/news/saudi-tall-tower-dubai-burj/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Lovin Dubai |language=en-US}}