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The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Saudi Arabia's crown prince wanted his next project to be as grand as the Egyptian pyramids.
It would be the largest structure in the world according to the WSJ. A set of two parallel buildings, each 1,600 feet tall, would make up the skyscraper. The prince wants it to hold five million people. It looks like a long, golden paradise and could cost as much as a trillion dollars.
#SaudiArabia πΈπ¦ plans to construct two parallel skyscrapers up to 1,600 feet tall and stretching for 75 miles across mountains and feature high speed rail, a sports stadium, a yacht marina, and huge facilities.
- β The Mirror Line β will house around five million residents. @WSJ pic.twitter.com/jbkYFAUeyI
β Mohammed Alhamed (@M7Alhamed) July 24, 2022
The economy of Saudi Arabia is dependent on oil. It's fair to assume that the project will help people forget that the king had murdered a journalist, and that President Biden criticized him during his visit last week.
Designers have dreamed of a linear city, according to the WSJ. A stadium, a yacht club, and renewable sources of energy and food are just some of the things the residents of the Mirror Line would need.
It seems like a nightmare waiting to happen. What happens when the city runs out of food due to internal supply chain shortages, or when millions of people are trapped in tight quarters between two buildings during a swine flu outbreak?
Water flow and migratory routes for birds will be disrupted by the building, according to the WSJ. The consequences of a giant project if actually completed by a man who recklessly murders journalists is anyone's guess.
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