Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh
At 2,000 meters and 678 floors, Rise Tower isn’t just tall — it’s a full city in the sky, with homes, offices, hotels, shops, and parks stacked above the clouds.
With a projected $5 billion price tag, the Riyadh skyscraper may become one of the most expensive architectural experiments ever attempted.
Wrapped in shimmering glass etched with Islamic patterns, the tower blends Saudi heritage with futuristic ambition — tradition meeting tomorrow in steel and light.
The district around the tower will weave in air taxis, autonomous cars, and underground metro links, ensuring visitors move as seamlessly as the skyline itself.
Sustainable by design, Rise Tower will rely on renewable energy, water recycling, and climate-control systems — innovations that could reshape hot-climate engineering worldwide.
Set inside Riyadh’s 306 sq km North Pole District, the tower will act as the beating heart of a smart city built for the mid-21st century.
Wind resistance, vertical transport, and material strength at this scale have never been attempted. The project could redefine skyscraper science forever.
Rise Tower would more than double the Burj Khalifa’s height, overtaking Jeddah Tower before it’s even finished, and cementing Saudi Arabia as the global capital of height.
Beyond architecture, the skyscraper is a statement of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 — positioning Riyadh as a global hub for tourism, innovation, and economic power.