Posted on 10/25/2024 10:37:03 AM PDT by Libloather
It’s an out-of-the-box undertaking.
Ground has officially been broken in Saudi Arabia for what is expected to be the “world’s largest building.”
The ambitious, $50 billion project — called the Mukaab — in the capital city, Riyadh, is part of a wave of futuristic construction across the Arab nation, the Sun reported.
The skyline-redefining Mukaab will clock in at 1,300 feet high and 1,200 feet wide when completed — giving it enough volume to contain 20 Empire State Buildings, the outlet reported.
Offering fine dining, retail space, offices and restaurants, the massive cube will be its own downtown-in-a-box with 2 million square feet of floor space.
Many will also call the cube home — as it will feature 104,000 residential units and 9,000 hotel rooms.
The builder boasts that the Mukaab will be “human-first” and that green spaces will be accessible within 15 minutes of any location in the cube.
The New Murabba Development Company also boasts that it will use artificial intelligence to create immersive experiences for Mukaab visitors. That includes gigantic screens that will cover the outside of the square — in the style of the Las Vegas Sphere.
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Build it on sand?
Exactly who will use this building?
I looked it up. Bedrock in Riyadh is at an average of 36 meters, so doable. Or they could do what the builders of the Millennium Tower in San Francisco did and blow that off. The Leaning Cube Of Riyadh would be cool...
Looks like it was patterned after The Kaaba.
Going to affect the local weather:winds,shadows,sun reflection.
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Those who live there will go to the open desert on vacation
“Be a shame if the power(ac) went out..”
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