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Saudi Arabia breaks ground on $50B Mukaab, the ‘world’s largest building’ - which could hold 20 Empire State Buildings
NY Post ^ | 10/24/24 | Shane Galvin

Posted on 10/25/2024 10:37:03 AM PDT by Libloather

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To: Libloather

Build it on sand?


21 posted on 10/25/2024 11:10:25 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Libloather

Exactly who will use this building?


22 posted on 10/25/2024 11:16:55 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Candor7

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...


23 posted on 10/25/2024 11:18:36 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Libloather

Looks like it was patterned after The Kaaba.


24 posted on 10/25/2024 11:23:16 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Going to affect the local weather:winds,shadows,sun reflection.


25 posted on 10/25/2024 12:43:12 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: Libloather

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26 posted on 10/25/2024 1:12:07 PM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Libloather

Those who live there will go to the open desert on vacation


27 posted on 10/25/2024 1:42:32 PM PDT by californian by choice (Who are those who believe in science?)
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To: Libloather

“Be a shame if the power(ac) went out..”


28 posted on 10/25/2024 3:42:02 PM PDT by A strike (death to taggers)
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