The New York Post reports that "Saudi Arabia breaks ground on $50B Mukaab, the ‘world’s largest building’ — which could hold 20 Empire State Buildings." The $50 billion, cubical "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 article relates. It purportedly will feature 104,000 residential units, 9,000 hotel rooms, fine dining, retail space, offices and restaurants. "[G]reen spaces will be accessible within 15 minutes of any location in the cube." Similar to the Sphere in Las Vegas, the building will also have giant LED displays on the outside of the building that will be able to show pictures, designs, or messages.
And, from the Daily Mail:
Once completed, the cube will host an enormous atrium with a spiralling tower at its heart, and will have nearly 22million square feet of space for shops, cultural and tourist attractions.
Promotional videos show renderings of an immersive virtual reality, with dragons and huge holographic people moving through the development.
Surrounded by a cube structure, the inner spiral can display realistic images around the building.
Renderings show spacecraft flying overhead, huge mountain ranges and towering waterfalls all projected on to the sleepy desert scene.
Think of it as evolution in action.
ReplyDeleteI, too, was wondering if the building would include nets to catch objects falling from the roof.
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