Architecture
Saudi Arabia Is Planning the Largest Buildings Ever Constructed
- Parallel skyscrapers would make up linear city in Neom project
- Prince’s mega-projects could be destination for oil windfall
Saudi Arabia is planning the world’s largest buildings in a mostly unpopulated part of the country as part of an entirely new $500 billion development called Neom, according to people familiar with the matter.
Neom, the brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, aims to build twin skyscrapers about 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall that stretch horizontally for dozens of miles, the people said.