An icon of early Saudi modernism by SOM — a triangular tower with a solid façade pierced by vast openings onto interior gardens. It remained the tallest building in Saudi Arabia from 1983 until 2000.
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NCB Tower, Jeddah — Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Height compared with global landmarks
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Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Empire State Building
Eiffel Tower
Great Pyramid of Giza
National Commercial Bank Tower
Scale comparison showing National Commercial Bank Tower at 126 m alongside well-known global landmarks at true scale. Makkah Royal Clock Tower (601 m) · Empire State Building (443 m) · Eiffel Tower (330 m) · Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m)
