Saudi Arabia wants to build a line -type city: 170 kilometers long, 200 meters wide, 9 million people live

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

Video editing Xuan Yiyao

Intern Yang Xingnan

Saudi city concept map

According to the Guardian reported on July 27, after 5 years, the Saudi Crown Prince announced the Saudi "Pyramid" design plan. He announced that Saudi Arabia would build a line -type city in the desert, 170 kilometers long, but only 200 meters wide. After completion, the city will become the longest building in the world. However, whether the city can be built is also questioned.

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announced on the evening of the 25th the urban design plan called "The Line". "Mirror" is a line -type city, located near the Akhapa Bay, with a total length of nearly 170 kilometers. It will connect the Red Sea and the inland desert. The city is only 200 meters wide and the height will exceed 500 meters, which can accommodate 9 million people to live and live.

In the concept video released, both ends of the city are wrapped in huge glass, spanning large deserts and mountainous areas. The city is equipped with an air garden, which implements a fully automated service model. The daily commuting of residents is only 5 minutes. At the same time, it also has outdoor skiing facilities and high -speed rail.

Although Crown Prince Saudi Arabia calls the city "pyramid", its shape is more like the "Great Wall", and the inside is like "Babylon Sky Garden". Some netizens lamented: "This city has mixed a lot of world miracles."

Concept landscape in the city

Muhammad said that the project will retain 95%of the original natural landscapes and truly realize the interaction between people and cities by fully use artificial intelligence and other technologies. There will be no cars and roads in the new cities, and zero carbon emissions will be achieved at the same time. It is expected to contribute about 300 billion yuan of national GDP to Saudi Arabia in 2030.

Muhammad said that this project has a series of modern elements such as "artificial intelligence" and "low -carbon environmental protection", which reflects the concept of sustainable development and harmonious people with nature.

Saudi city concept map

As early as 2017, Muhammad announced that it would spend 500 billion US dollars (about 3.3 trillion yuan) to establish a modern new city, becoming a "place for dreamers worldwide." Five years later, Muhammad announced on the day that the city would become the world's "most livable city" and the Saudi version of the "pyramid", making it world -renowned.

According to reports, the first phase of the project is expected to last until 2030, and the cost will reach about 265 billion pounds (about 2.1 trillion yuan). After Muhammad hopes that the city can quickly become a global hub connecting Asia, Europe and Africa.

The concept of this city sounds like a science fiction. Many economists, architects, and analysts, including environmentalists, can build a doubt about whether the city can build.

(Picture source: Agence France -Presse)

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