Exclusive: Inside Saudi Arabia’s THE LINE

During an exclusive first-ever media tour of Saudi Arabia’s THE LINE, Al Arabiya English witnessed the massive construction of this groundbreaking urban project at the heart of NEOM.

Speaking to Al Arabiya English, COO Giles Pendleton dismissed speculation of a scale-back, affirming that THE LINE will be delivered in planned phases.
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[williamleonardo]

I will bet you $500 this project never gets finished

[jasonjohnson]

That is the clearest and best explanation and projection I’ve heard so far. It does seam daunting.

[juste-kd]

That looks like a futuristic prison in a dystopian book

[Josh]

I think Saudi Arabia has crossed the line with this one.

[fredcoblyn]

it will cost 20 trillion to complete, but thier first estimate was 500 billion

[FrankFrankston-kjsx]

Wow! Such an enthusiasm for a jail city within a jail country.

[DropKnowledgeBombs]

This isn't actually getting built... you all know that, right? I can't imagine being in this COO's position trying to actually get it done, but there is zero chance this thing is 5% of what is being advertised.

[Yyys-er]

It's still an unbelievable project; I can only believe it once it's completed."

[MRMayko]

this is the dumbest project that ever existed

[BIGJATPSU]

If they just pull off "Stage 1" and don't build anything else for it, it'd be the craziest engineering feat ever. A stadium seating 46k fans, 350ish meters on top of an open air CRAZY! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[bizzz.R]

I'm just a dummy... but it seems like a fire hazard.

[anonranger]

Is Islam going to be kept outside the line?

[AliSahe]

As a senior architect, I can tell you this: it's a piece of crap

[cantwheelie]

I really hope this is a success. It’s an insanely bold project and I love to see it. ❤

[gilextreme]

are they gonna build an airport also inside the line?

[cusodha]

Happy to see progress...Keep thinking new.

[salimegypt]

The most stupid urban project in history

[mrhnrck]

Good for them..but i prefer to live on a reguler environment

[Nayer-NG]

Espero que si logren completar este proyecto

[longliveliberty]

Great. If you loose electricity. The city becomes a death trap.