Pictured: Twelve jaw-dropping 事業/計画(する)s that will revolutionise Saudi Arabia, from an upside-負かす/撃墜する 超高層ビル with a secret 入り口 to the world's largest floating structure and a $500bn 'vertical Manhattan'

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Tabuk 州, Saudi Arabia. A barren corner of the country, with little that's 明らかな to recommend it as a 目的地 but endless sunlight and abundant salt water.

にもかかわらず, Mohammed 貯蔵所 Salman, 栄冠を与える prince and de facto leader of the 地域, saw this rocky landscape and 想像するd something epic: a 一連の futuristic 開発s, space-age cities, and 高級な 訴える手段/行楽地s. A 砂漠 'utopia' 指名するd Neom that encompasses an area of around 10,200 square miles and 含むs 12 指名するd 事業/計画(する)s, from?産業の port city Oxagon, the world's largest floating structure, to Sindalah, a sea-horse-形態/調整d 訴える手段/行楽地 island for the 最高の-豊富な.

Then there's The Line,?a gleaming, mirrored city 想像するd as a 密封して 調印(する)d 塀で囲む cutting through the 砂漠.?The Neom 事業/計画(する) cannot be (刑事)被告 of a 欠如(する) of ambition.?

It is 報告(する)/憶測d to be the 栄冠を与える prince's 試みる/企てる to diversify the Saudi economy, 支える 観光旅行,事業, 減ずる 依存 on 化石 燃料s, and 設立する the 地域 as a 科学(工学)技術 and 革新 中心 on the world 行う/開催する/段階.

There are current
ly 12 named developments as part of the ambitious Neom project in Saudi Arabia. Above: The Oxagon, an industrial port that if completed will be the world's largest floating structure

There are 現在/一般に 12 指名するd 開発s as part of the ambitious Neom 事業/計画(する) in Saudi Arabia. Above: The Oxagon, an 産業の port that if 完全にするd will be the world's largest floating structure

Neom's flagship development is The Line. The 'vertical Manhattan' is intended to be 170 kilometres long, comprised of two 500-metre tall parallel towers

Neom's 旗艦 開発 is The Line. The 'vertical Manhattan' is ーするつもりであるd to be 170 kilometres long, 構成するd of two 500-metre tall 平行の towers

A visualisation of the interior of The Line. Proposal documents mention on-site healthcare scientists who will modify residents' genes to make them stronger, and an artificial moon lighting the sky

A visualisation of the 内部の of The Line. 提案 文書s について言及する on-場所/位置 healthcare scientists who will 修正する 居住(者)s' 遺伝子s to make them stronger, and an 人工的な moon lighting the sky

Sindalah is an 840,000-square-metre man-made island in the shape of a seahorse, a resort aimed at t
he yachting community

Sindalah is an 840,000-square-metre man-made island in the 形態/調整 of a seahorse, a 訴える手段/行楽地 目的(とする)d at the ヨットing community

Reports of the cost of the 事業/計画(する) 変化させる, starting at $500billion (£396billion) to 見積(る)s it will cost in 超過 of $1trillion (£792billion), if the 12 事業/計画(する)s reach 完成.

The Line is Neom's 旗艦 開発. 発表するd in 2021, its sheer ambition 誘発するd headlines - and 論争. The 'vertical Manhattan' is ーするつもりであるd to be 170 kilometres long (105 miles), 構成するd of two 500-metre-tall (1,640ft) 平行の towers that house nine?million 居住(者)s.

Each of the 二重の towers will feature mirrored facades, and 含む 居住の and 商売/仕事 所有物/資産/財産s. Walkways will connect the structures, while a high-速度(を上げる) train will run beneath.

Aquellum will be an 'ultra-luxury upside-down skyscraper' completely encased in a mountain, undetectable to anyone outside

Aquellum will be an 'ultra-高級な upside-負かす/撃墜する 超高層ビル' 完全に encased in a mountain, undetectable to anyone outside

Norlana is anticipated to be a coastal town for 3000 residents, focused on yachting

Norlana is 心配するd to be a 沿岸の town for 3000 居住(者)s, 焦点(を合わせる)d on ヨットing

Utamo has been billed as
 an immersive art and entertainment centre, cocooned inside a mountain

Utamo has been 法案d as an immersive art and entertainment centre, cocooned inside a mountain

Neom covers an area of 10,200 square miles, with the Gulf of Aqaba to the west and the Red Sea to the south

Neom covers an area of 10,200 square miles, with the 湾 of Aqaba to the west and the Red Sea to the south

There will be no roads or cars. Daily 必須のs are planned to be within a five-minute walk for 居住(者)s. Volocopters, 配達/演説/出産 drones and robot servants will be on 手渡す to serve. Designers say it will run 完全に on renewable energy.

When com pleted, it will be the largest megastructure in the world.

Some of the 提案するd 詳細(に述べる)s are 注目する,もくろむ-catching, 伴う/関わるing 科学(工学)技術 that has not yet been developed in some 事例/患者s.?

Rain-餓死するd 砂漠 will be 演説(する)/住所d with cloud-seeding machines to 促進する precipitation. There are 計画(する)s for on-場所/位置 healthcare scientists who 修正する 居住(者)s' 遺伝子s to make them stronger, an 人工的な moon lighting the sky, and 計画(する)s for The Line to have the highest 率 of Michelin-starred restaurants per inhabitant.

一方/合間, the design for Aquellum sounds ばく然と akin to the lair of a 社債 villain: per Neom's website, it will be an 'ultra-高級な upside-負かす/撃墜する 超高層ビル' 完全に encased in a mountain, undetectable to anyone outside. Its inhabitants will 接近 their home from a secret 入り口 経由で the Aqaba coast, on the Red Sea.

によれば Neom, once inside Aquellum, 'a dynamic boulevard 勝利,勝つd through the 中庭, connecting diverse social spaces, world-class 歓待, immersive arts, events, shopping and dining. A 署名 space, dubbed ‘The 発生させる人(物)’, houses unique 研究 labs for disruptors, innovators, and creative thinkers, 申し込む/申し出ing a 壇・綱領・公約 where the 未来 is reimagined.

The Neom 場所/位置 追加するs:?'An omnidirectional 内部の 輸送 system 容易にするs 平易な 接近 to upper 床に打ち倒すs, 輸送(する)ing 居住(者)s and 訪問者s to their homes and hotels, 上がるing to rooftop gardens with breathtaking 沿岸の 見解(をとる)s.'

Sindalah is an 840,000-square-metre man-made island in the 形態/調整 of a seahorse, 存在 developed into a 訴える手段/行楽地 目的(とする)d to serve the ヨットing community (and ultra-豊富な). When 完全にするd it shall 誇る an 86-寝台/地位 marina and ヨット club. It is 予報するd to be the first 完全にするd 事業/計画(する), in 2025.?

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The two images above show pre-visualisations of Trojena, intended to be a major ski destination atop Tarduk mountain. It will play host to the 2029 Asian Winter Games

The two images above show pre-visualisations of Trojena, ーするつもりであるd to be a major ski 目的地 頂上に Tarduk mountain. It will play host to the 2029 Asian Winter Games

Zardun is planned to be?a major wildlife park, and eco-tourist centre, surrounded by three luxury hotels

Zardun is planned to be?a major 野性生物 park, and eco-tourist centre, surrounded by three 高級な hotels

The second 事業/計画(する) 心配するd to reach 完成 is Trojena, 始める,決める to be 操作の in 2026. It's 存在 built 頂上に Tabuk, the 地域's tallest mountain 範囲.

This 観光旅行,事業 目的地 will 含む the first major outdoor skiing 目的地 in the six 湾 協調 会議 (ペルシャ湾岸協力会議) nations and will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games.

によれば Neom, it will 'showcase the next 世代 of 高級な living, with a 限られた/立憲的な and 排除的 申し込む/申し出ing of apartments, chalets, mansions and ultra-高級な mansions that 誇る unparalleled privacy, inspirational architecture and a seamless 旅行 with nature'.

The remaining 事業/計画(する)s are Leyja, a nature reserve; Utamo, an arts and entertainment centre; Norlana, a 沿岸の 居住の area; Xaynor, a be ach club; Zardun, an eco-観光旅行,事業 訴える手段/行楽地; Epicon, a 高級な tourist 訴える手段/行楽地; and Siranna, a hexagonal 高級な 訴える手段/行楽地.

Leyja will be a nature reserve and tourist resort comprised of three luxury hotels

Leyja will be a nature reserve and tourist 訴える手段/行楽地 構成するd of three 高級な hotels

Epicon is planned to be a coastal tourist resort location comprised of two striking, jagged towers. One will be 225 metres tall and one will reach 275 metres

Epicon is planned to be a 沿岸の tourist 訴える手段/行楽地 場所 構成するd of two striking, jagged towers. One will be 225 metres tall and one will reach 275 metres?

Siranna will be?a hexagonal pillar-shaped luxury hotel on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, designed to blend into a neighbouring mountain

Siranna will be?a hexagonal 中心存在-形態/調整d 高級な hotel on the coast of the 湾 of Aqaba, designed to blend into a 隣人ing mountain

Xaynor will be?a luxury shoreline beach club designed to blend into its natural surroundings

Xaynor will be?a 高級な shoreline beach club designed to blend into its natural surroundings

There is 関心 that Neom won't be the 維持できる mecca it is 存在 sold as.

In a 熟考する/考慮する of 可能性のある 生物学の 自然保護 問題/発行するs for 2024, Science Direct raised 関心s mirrored megastructure The Line is 'likely to 提起する/ポーズをとる a 相当な 危険 to 移住する 種類, 特に passerine birds'. Reflective surfaces are identified as one of the biggest 原因(となる)s of bird deaths each year.

The 報告(する)/憶測 says: 'The magnitude of The Line may 提起する/ポーズをとる a novel 脅し to the eastern 全住民s of the 概算の 2.1billion 移住する birds of more than 100 種類 that migrate from Europe to Africa in autumn each year, for which this area forms a bottleneck.'

環境の 選挙運動者s are 懐疑的な, 同様に, 宣言するing (人命などを)奪う,主張するs for The Line's planned sustainability as 'greenwashing'. Saudi Arabia is the second largest oil 生産者 in the world.

国際アムネスティ has also 発言する/表明するd alarm at the 事業/計画(する), 特に regarding the 軍隊d 排水(気)量 of members of the 地域's Howeitat tribe to 融通する the 開発. Some 20,000 Saudis have been moved so far.

In 2023, the 非,不,無-政府 organisation ALQST, which 作品 to 保護する Saudis against human 権利s 違反s, 報告(する)/憶測d that three members of the Howeitat tribe had been 宣告,判決d to death for criticising the 排水(気)量s.?

NEOM'S JAW-DROPPING PROJECTS, FROM THE WORLD'S LARGEST FLOATING STRUCTURE TO AN UPSIDE-DOWN SKYSCRAPER

The Line - A futuristic city 構成するd of two 平行の?170-kilometre (105-mile) long, 500-metre tall (1,640ft) towers, 完全にする with robot servers to 補助装置 居住(者)s and an 内部の 鉄道 system.?

The Oxagon - an 産業の port, designed to be the world's largest floating structure.?

Trojena - a mountain tourist 訴える手段/行楽地. ーするつもりであるd to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games.

Sindalah - a seahorse-形態/調整d 高級な island 訴える手段/行楽地.

Leyja - a nature reserve and tourist 訴える手段/行楽地 構成するd of three 高級な hotels.

Epicon - a 沿岸の tourist 訴える手段/行楽地 構成するd of two striking, jagged towers. One will be 225 metres (738ft) tal l and one will reach 275 metres (902ft).?

Siranna - a hexagonal 中心存在-形態/調整d 高級な hotel on the coast of the 湾 of Aqaba, designed to blend into a 隣人ing mountain.

Utamo - 法案d as an immersive art and entertainment centre, cocooned inside a mountain.?

Norlana - a 沿岸の town, ーするつもりであるd to have 3,000 居住(者)s, 焦点(を合わせる)d on ヨットing.?

Aquellum - an upside-負かす/撃墜する 超高層ビル encased 完全に inside a mountain, designed for 居住の and 商業の 目的s.?

Zardun - a major 野性生物 park, and eco-tourist centre, surrounded by three 高級な hotels.?

Xaynor - a 高級な shoreline beach club designed to blend into its natural surroundings.??