A mega-project worth nearly $ 1 trillion.
Saudi Arabia has revealed that it will soon build a 75-mile-long line of skyscrapers made of mirrored glass that will stretch across its desert and be taller than the Empire State Building.
It will be called Mirror Line and will be part of the desert city called Neom - which will be the size of Massachusetts - announced in January 2021 by Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman
.
“An iconic and timeless construction project like the Pyramids of Egypt” described the crown prince.
Neon project
Saudi Arabia: the metropolis of the future is born in the desert
The construction, powered by renewable energy, will extend from the Gulf of Aqaba, through a mountain range, and then stretch to the coast in a desert "aerotropolis", the Wall Street Journal reported.
Neon project
A long line of skyscrapers made of mirrored glass, which will stretch across the desert and will be taller than the Empire State Building
The completed project is expected to accommodate five million people and will allow a high-speed train to pass under the buildings.
It will also contain a marina for boats.
Salman also said residents will be able to meet by walking five minutes and travel from one end of the building to the other in 20 minutes.
Neon project
Saudi Arabia: the metropolis of the future is born in the desert
The eco-friendly quasi-city on the Red Sea coast, inland towards the desert, is expected to be completed in 2030.