Saudi Arabia to Build World’s Tallest Building 沙特将建世界第一大厦

A skyscraper called The Kingdom Tower will soon rise in the port city of Jeddah. It will dwarf buildings nearby because it was planned to be the world’s tallest.
被称为“帝国大厦”的摩天大楼将屹立于沙特港口城市吉达。该大厦将会使周边建筑相形见绌，因为这将会是新的世界第一楼。
To occupy a ground space of 3.5 million square meters and measuring a dizzying 1 mile or 1.6- kilometer high, it will overshadow the Burj Khalifa , the current world’s tallest building in Dubai twice its height of 828-m (2717ft).
帝国大厦总面积将达350万平方米，高达一英里（1.6千米）。更有甚者，帝国大厦将会比现今位于迪拜的世界第一楼哈利法塔（828米/2717英尺）高出一倍。
This building will be a hotel, offices, apartments, and shopping centers. It will be able to accommodate 80 thousand inhabitants and one million visitors every year. It is estimated that it will take 12 minutes by elevators to travel to the topmost floor. Plans to start construction of this USD 30 billion structure was already made known by the Saudi Royal Family.
该大厦将会集酒店、写字楼、公寓与购物中心于一体，总共能容纳多达八万的居民。另外，每年能接待上百万的游客。据称就算是乘坐电梯也要花上12分钟才能到大厦顶层。这项耗资达300亿美元的工程计划已获得沙特王室的批准。