The Line makes up a major part of the wider Neom project first announced in 2017.
ADVERTISEMENTTwo skyscrapers taller than the Eiffel Tower stretch 170 kilometres across the Red Sea coast, with the blistering sun glaring off their mirrored exteriors.
Inside the monolithic structure, nine million people go about their lives within a year-round micro-climate in the desert, with any service they need a mere five-minute walk away.
While it sounds like the setting of a (potentially dystopian) sci-fi novel, this is the idea unveiled by the Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud for the major population hub of his Neom desert super-city project.
First touted in 2017, the desert mega city would supposedly house nine million people by 2045, as Saudi Arabia attempts to grow its population and become a global economic powerhouse.
The project has consistently raised eyebrows because of its plans for flying taxis and robot butlers, and doubts have been raised by…
