A year and a half after the initial announcement of Saudi Arabia's plans to build a linear megacity in the heart of the desert, the country's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has revealed the first artist impressions of how The Line might look.
The impactful images show a city made from two single parallel structures stretching over 170km (105 miles) and connecting the country's west and east coast. Each of the two skyscrapers will be 500m (1,640 feet) tall - higher than the Empire State Building - and the whole complex will only be 200m (656 feet) wide.
The vertical design of The Line means that the city is expected to accommodate nine million people, while only using an area of 13 square miles (34sq/km).
"The designs revealed today for the city's vertically layered communities will challenge the traditional flat, horizontal cities and create a model for nature preservation and enhanced human livability," Salman said. "The Line will...