Saudi Arabia Unveils Plans for 120km Skyscraper City From Neom Desert to Coast (Photos)

The $1 trillion megaproject launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes at a time when the Western world is gripped by energy crises and drought, even though their environment is far more fertile and green than Saudi Arabia’s.

The city will be built in the northwest of Saudi Arabia.

The new resort is surprisingly expected to have an artificial ski resort, an octagonal splash pad, robots and artificial intelligence to serve residents, authorities say.

The linear city will also have futuristic interiors, with glass structures that bend into different shapes over an artificial river.

Trees will dress the alien-looking metropolis called “The Line” and tropical plants will be everywhere in the renewable energy plant, which is expected to look more or less like a Star Wars set. , writes the British Daily Mail.

Bin Salman has said that his country wants to build a project as memorable as the Pyramids of Egypt.

The “line” will consist of two linear buildings-walls parallel to each other, which will extend for about 120 km of desert, coast and mountainous areas.

The prince has said that he wants the city “Vija Pasqyre” to be ready by 2030, while engineers say it may take about 50 years.

The building will also have fast train lines and will follow from the Gulf of Aqaba, between the mountain ranges and the new Neom civic center, writes the daily. Wall Street Journal .

Salman has said that the city will allow its 1 million residents to travel from one corner to the other within 20 minutes.

The Crown Prince insists that the buildings will be environmentally friendly and emit no emissions into the atmosphere.

Saudi Arabia obtains its drinking water from seawater desalination.

The construction of the new Neom center has also faced criticism for human rights violations following the violent evictions of tribal tribes from their lands, among whom there have been casualties.

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