Saudi Arabia unveils futuristic ‘zero-gravity vertical city’
First announced in 2017, NEOM has consistently raised eyebrows for proposed flourishes like flying taxis and robot maids, even as architects and economists have questioned its feasibility.
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Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz recently unveiled the design of a zero-carbon city called NEOM which is touted to be the “world’s first zero-gravity vertical city” extending over 170 kilometres (more than 100 miles) and have “zero cars, zero pollution and zero carbon emissions”.(AFP)
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The megacity will feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.(AFP)
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The parallel structures of mirror-encased skyscrapers known collectively as The Line, form the heart of the Red Sea megacity NEOM, a plank of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bid to diversify the Gulf state's oil-dependent economy.(AFP)
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Analysts noted, though, that plans for NEOM have changed course over the years, fuelling doubts about whether The Line will ever become reality.(VIA REUTERS)
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