Saudi Arabia is planning to build the world’s largest skyscraper in the northwest of the kingdom, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday.
The WSJ added that the mirrored skyscrapers will run parallel for 120km and will house five million people.
The structure, known as the Mirror Line, will comprise of two glass reflective buildings measuring up to 1,600 feet high, running parallel for 120 kilometres across coastal, mountain and desert terrain.
The two buildings will be connected via walkways, and a high-speed train will run underneath them.
The structure is expected to cost a whopping $1 trillion upon completion, and is projected to house five million people who will be able to travel end-to-end within a 20-minute stretch.
It also includes integrated vertical farming, a marina for yachts, and a sports stadium built up to 305 metres (1,000 feet) above ground.
Aljazeera added that the structure is the epicentre of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s zero-carbon smart city project called Neom, which is also the size of the US state of Massachusetts.
Quadri Adejumo covers World News, Health, Climate & Humanitarian.
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