The Line is designed to be taller than the Empire State Building.
Last year, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announced his grand vision to build The Line, a linear city with skyscrapers that run for miles and house millions of people. has now viewed plans and documents to make this happen and published details of what the projectThe largest exporter of crude oil, Saudi Arabia, is looking to diversify its source of income, given that the world is moving away from fossil fuels.
The city itself is being designed to use high-speed underground transit systems that will bring destinations within a 20-minute commute. The city's linear nature will negate the need for personal transport and the problems that ail cities today. According to the recent internal documents reviewed by WSJ, the two buildings running in parallel will be 1,600 feet tall and are dubbed the Mirror Line. In comparison, the Empire State Building is 1,454 feet tall.
The buildings on either side will be connected with walkways, while plans for vertical farming have been incorporated into the design to help feed the residents of the city. In the coastal area, a marina for yachts has been planned, while a sports stadium to be constructed 1,000 feet above ground level is meant for the entertainment of the crowds apart from the regular fare like theatres, malls, and restaurants that you can expect in the city.
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