: The Mukaab: Global Indignation Over Saudi Development Plans #WorldNEWSAll Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a large cube-shaped structure, The Mukaab, as part of a re-development project in

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The Mukaab: Global Indignation Over Saudi Development Plans #WorldNEWSAll
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a large cube-shaped structure, The Mukaab, as part of a re-development project in the capital, Riyadh, triggering angry reactions from Muslims on social media, saying it resembles the Kaabah.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) announced the launch of the New Murabba Development Company, last week.
Crown Prince MbS
The new company will oversee developing a new downtown area spread over 19 sq. km. in capital Riyadh.
Authorities claim that plans have been created keeping sustainability and environment in mind.
The project would include green spaces, walking and cycling pathways, to improve the quality of life by encouraging active, healthy lives and social interaction.
What is Mukaab?
The main feature of the project has been named The Mukaab, a gigantic cube structure has been described as the future ‘face of the city’, and critics say it may even be the face of a new Saudi Arabia, focussing and generating more revenue through tourism than petroleum.
The Mukaab
At present, the plan is to fill the cube with 100,000 residential units as well as 9,000 hotel rooms.
In addition, it will also have over 80 entertainment and cultural venues. A renowned museum, and a campus for a technology and design university. The 19 km space will accommodate thousands of people.
The 25 million sq. mt. floor area is divided strategically into 104,000 residential units, 9,000 hotel rooms & 620,000 sq. mt. of leisure assets. Additional 980,000 sq. mts. will be covered by retail and 1. 8 million sq. mt. will be dedicated to recreational facilities.
The building, will be 20 times bigger than the New York City’s Empire State Building, and will be a one-stop location for shoppers and business owners, with more than 980,000 square metres of retail shops and 1. 4 million square metres of office space.
The Mukaab’s core structure will be an atrium, allowing for tons of natural light and foliage to thrive inside. The government brief promises an immersive ‘gateway into another world’ that is completely powered by the latest digital, virtual, and holographic technologies.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia’s abundance of oil money has sparked the design of some absolutely insane architectural projects.
In 2021, MbS announced his 0 billion futuristic NEOM city in the northwest of the country, with promises of robot maids, flying taxis, and a giant artificial moon.
And last year, he unveiled a giant linear city, The Line, which aims to stretch over 106 miles and house 9 million people. The one-trillion-dollar project will essentially be its own massive city in the middle of a desert once it’s finished.

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