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August 11, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed
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Progress seems stalled

According to this youtube video - needs a proper reference discussing the recent status. --mfb (talk) 09:10, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

GA Status

This article doesn't seem to meet the criteria for GA status, even if it may have in 2011. Not sure what the process is to have it delisted. - Mainly 17:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

current height?

Infobox says construction has stopped in January 2018. Does anyone know the building's current height? It is quite hard to estimate, since there shows no nearby buildings. 109.240.219.111 (talk) 01:31, 2 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have no proper source to provide, but I've seen a current height of 273 meters floating around the Internet. It was ostensibly based on comparing the number of storeys built so far to heigt markers on the tower's blueprints. The original source may be buried deep in the construction thread of SkyscraperCity or another skyscraper forum. In other words, I can't provide anything but hearsay, but the figure might satisfy your curiosity, at least. Codraroll (talk) 20:21, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Construction Stall

It's 2021 in all parts of the world. We need an update on the construction stall. Uaiazr Jxhiosh (talk) 05:42, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

We are unlikely to get official announcements of delays, and some users strongly prefer completely outdated official announcements over more recent updates. Have a look at Dubai Creek Tower and its talk page for another example. The article lead still claims it's under construction after two and a half years without progress. --mfb (talk) 09:30, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jeddah Tower is dead?

After three years of no progress, no plans to resume the construction... Is it about time to cancel it???

A reputable source would have to declare the tower canceled first. There are all sorts of Wikipedia guidelines about that. Such a declaration doesn't seem likely to come soon, though. The developer even denies that construction is on hold, and uses their leverage with the CTBUH to label it as still under construction according to their database. CTBUH is one of the most used official sources, so it would not really be appropriate for Wikipedia to contradict it to such a degree. I personally believe the tower is quite dead for a number of arguably subjective reasons, but for all official purposes it is just taking a little break in construction. Codraroll (talk) 08:08, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough but when it's rusting/falling down are we still going to say it's ongoing? There has to be a limit. Wikipedia is pretty ropey in that it requires a "source" to confirm the blinding obvious. In this case I agree, it's not time yet. But if in 10 years time it's just a white elephant are we still going to say it's "ongoing" just because some egomaniacs are clinging onto a dream? Sirhissofloxley (talk) 01:24, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fortunately, as time goes on and nothing happens, it will become ever more likely that a reputable source will point out the obvious. Then again, we may end up in a situation like Ryugyong Hotel, which is also listed as on hold three decades after construction "took a break" and the building structure has deteriorated past the point of habitability. Another plausible outcome is that of the Metropolitan Life North Building, which was capped off at a fraction of its planned height. But until a decision is taken to do something about the tower, or its limbo status drags on for long enough that somebody notices, "On hold" is the best we can do. Codraroll (talk) 09:46, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When I look at this tower, and it’s sky terrace, I see a Bond movie. Maybe they could CGI it? 2601:647:5800:3B60:1CE3:61D9:8365:DC43 (talk) 08:25, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Construction Resume

After 5 years of left being abandoned, The Jeddah Tower has finally resumed for construction 24.235.144.97 (talk) 19:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]