Saudi Arabia's next mega-projet: Mukaab, an indoor super-city in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has announced a bold new project that promises to be the world's largest modern downtown and would be large enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings. The Mukaab is a 400-meter-tall, 400-meter-wide cube city that will form the centerpiece of a new downtown area in Riyadh.

The Mukaab will be part of the wider New Murabba project, a development scheme that aims to transform a 19-square-kilometer area to the northwest of Riyadh into a vibrant mixed-use district. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced the project...

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