Aerial photos reveal work progressing on The Line megacity (www.dezeen.com)

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A set of aerial images has revealed work progressing on The Line megacity, Oxagon port and Sindalah resort, which are being built as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia.

The images, shared by The Line's chief operating officer Giles Pendleton on LinkedIn, show construction underway on the controversial project.

Pendleton's images include aerial photos, that appear to be taken from a helicopter, of the excavations for The Line, which is planned to stretch 170 kilometres across the country.

He also shared aerial shots of hotels under construction at the Sindalah island resort and preparation works at Oxagon development.

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[-] Granite@kbin.social 27 points 9 months ago

At this point, I just assume it’s built by literal slave labor.

[-] vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 9 months ago

Everything in the Middle East is built be slave labor. The ship in Third Country Nationals from places like Nepal and take their passports once in country.

[-] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I feel like they actually use more ethical methods for their prestige projects, just because dead workers are bad PR.

[-] vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 9 months ago

There is no PR. The only PR that even came out about it was due to the World Cup. But that was conveniently swept under the rug.

[-] BadEngineering@kbin.social 19 points 9 months ago

I give it less than 50 years before global warming turns it into just another desiccated ruin, half buried by the sands.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 20 points 9 months ago

50?

Honestly I don't even expect them to finish it.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

If they are still building Sagrada Familia, then a line megacity will take more than 200 years.

[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 15 points 9 months ago

This will be an environmental disaster.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

It already is.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 14 points 9 months ago

I haven't heard about this one so had to look up

The Line is ridiculously gigantic: 500 metres high, 200 metres wide, and 170 kilometres long, mirrored facades and, potentially, roof-top wind turbines, east–west orientated at the head of the Red Sea

render of The Line city

When they said megacity, this is definitely not what I imagined

Source of renders: an article about how this might become a problem for migratory birds

[-] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 months ago

When you have so much money that you need to build a whole city to fit all your cars and private jets.

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