It is the madness of grandeur. The Saudi crown prince wants to build the impossible: a city of the future.
Neom, a future city which must house more than 9 million inhabitants. It is the dream of Mohamed bin Salmane who wants to become the first to have built a city like this.
Saudi Arabia plans to build two parallel mirror buildings measuring almost 500 meters high for 120 km long as part of its desert megalopolis.
Recently, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia announced the creation of an investment fund with $ 80 billion to finance his futuristic city project.
In total this staggering project will cost $ 500 billion. The first phase of construction, which should last up to 2030, should cost nearly $ 300 billion.
According to the “Wall Street Journal” -which has been able to access confidential documents -the city could have an artificial moon, phosphorescent beaches, flying taxis, as well as robotic butler.
The project which seems incredible for the moment, will give rise to a city supplied 100% by renewable energy, in addition to being practically self -sufficient in terms of food.
