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Al Faisaliah Centre

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The 240th tallest building in the world

267 m · 876 ft

Al-Faisaliah Tower (Arabic: برج الفيصلية) is a 267-metre-high commercial skyscraper and mixed-use complex located in the Al-Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Foster + Partners, the tower is the centerpiece of the Al-Faisaliah Center development. The building's design was inspired by the form of the Umar ibn al-Khattab Mosque in Al-Jouf Province, and its lobby contains a stained-glass installation created by architectural artist Brian Clarke in collaboration with Norman Foster. Completed in 2000, Al-Faisaliah Tower was the first skyscraper built in Saudi Arabia. It was the tallest building in the country between 2000 and 2002. The tower is named after King Faisal bin Abdulaziz. At one point, it was ranked as the world's 325th tallest building.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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