1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auKelsey Campbell-Dollaghanhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/kelseycampbelldollaghan-usa/The Tallest Lifts On Earth Are Being Tested In An Old Mineshaftrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vWpq622WR3"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/the-tallest-lifts-on-earth-are-being-tested-in-an-old-mineshaft/">The Tallest Lifts On Earth Are Being Tested In An Old Mineshaft</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/the-tallest-lifts-on-earth-are-being-tested-in-an-old-mineshaft/embed/#?secret=vWpq622WR3" width="600" height="338" title="“The Tallest Lifts On Earth Are Being Tested In An Old Mineshaft” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="vWpq622WR3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10/aesfhhcpzacl49f2rh4r.png?quality=75&w=600600302Jeddah’s Kingdom Tower will be taller than any other structure ever built. At more than 1km high, this supertall will require feats of engineering that, until now, have been the stuff of science fiction. Like the world’s tallest, longest and fastest lifts — which are being developed in a mine shaft in Finland.