The building was planned to be tall in 2006. In 2009, it was published that the final height would be . The complex was built by the Saudi Binladin Group, Saudi Arabia's largest construction company. The tallest building in the complex (from a height of up until the tip) was designed by the German architect Mahmoud Bodo Rasch and his firm SL Rasch GmbH. The façade was constructed by "Premiere Composite Technologies", the clock by German tower clock manufacturer "PERROT GmbH & Co. KG Turmuhren und Läuteanlagen".