Construction has begun on Saudi Arabia’s dystopian 650-foot-wide and 100-mile-long so-called “smart linear city” in the northwestern Tabuk province of the country, video footage shows.
The footage was released by the Saudi Arabia-based Ot Sky aerial photography company on Oct. 20.
It shows dozens of excavators digging a wide linear trench in the desert to begin laying the foundation of the city, also known as “The Line,” which is the first to be developed as part of the $500 billion Neom city project in Saudi Arabia.
According to its official website, The Line is a “civilizational revolution that puts humans first, providing an unprecedented urban living experience while preserving the surrounding nature.” It also “redefines the concept of urban development and what cities of the future should look like.”…