NEWS ALERT: Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built

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Mile-high tower: Saudi prince promises £5bn desert spire TWICE as tall as nearest rival being built

By BARRY WIGMORE - More by this author »

Last updated at 12:15pm on 31st March 2008

On a clear day, the view from the top will take in the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Ocean - providing you've a head for heights.

Plans for a mile-high tower in the Saudi Arabian desert have been unveiled by the billionaire owner of London's Savoy Hotel.

At 5,250ft, the £5billion project, masterminded by two British engineering consultancies, will be twice as high as its nearest rivals, skyscrapers under construction in Dubai and Kuwait, and almost seven times as high as the Canary Wharf tower in London's Docklands.

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