Saudi Arabia’s Neom, the World’s Biggest Construction Project Gets a Reality Check


by WSJ

WSJ— Saudi Arabia's plans for twin 105-mile-long skyscrapers have lost momentum amid spiraling costs and construction glitches. A handout picture...

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Daily Mail—How can Saudi Arabia's The Line city possibly work? Baffling new images of NEOM project look like optical illusions with ships somehow able to travel THROUGH the megacity. Renderings suggest that the metropolis will be encased in two long mirrored skyscrapers which reflect the sky, surrounding desert and water, giving the illusion of invisibility.

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