Saudi Arabia Breaks Ground On The ‘World’s Largest Building’ Which Can Hold 20 Empire State Buildings
The Mukaab will clock in at 400 metres high and 650 metres wide once completed – giving it enough volume to contain 20 Empire State Buildings.
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A Line Too Far? Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ Cut Short Due To Finances
The 170-kilometre-long city of the future, is now expected to only reach 2.4 kilometres by 2030. That’s like reaching for the moon and ending up at the local KFC.
Here’s An Interesting Update On That 170-Kilometre-Long Saudi Desert Skyscraper [Video]
Despite everyone’s initial scepticism that this ambitious project would actually materialise in the desert region, work is indeed progressing.
Research Paper Outlines Why Saudi Arabia’s “The Line” Is Mathematically A Terrible Idea [Video]
A newly released research paper has however outlined why The Line is a terrible idea, while at the same time proposing an easy fix: turning the line into a circle.
The Line In The Sand – Crazy Ambition Or Genius Idea?
If you build it, they will come.