The New Murabba, which will house hundreds of thousands of residents, is one of the many mega projects part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan.
If you thought NEOM was the most precious brainchild of Saudi Arabia, then you're wrong. On Thursday, Saudi's Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, unveiled plans to supposedly build the world's largestAnd that's not even close. Murabba's main character will be a ginormous, 400-meter-high, cubed skyscraper called the Mukaab. The Mukaab will be one of the largest structures - large enough to house 20 Empire State buildings.
Funded by the Public Investment Fund, the New Murabba is one of the many mega projects currently being developed in Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Saudi Vision 2030 plan to diversify the country's economy.The entire development will be located over 19 square kilometers at the intersection of King Salman and King Khalid roads to the North West of Riyadh.
Meant to accommodate hundreds of thousands of residents, the New Murabba project will feature more than 104,000 residential units, 9,000 hotel rooms, and more than 980,000 sqm of retail space, as well as 1.4 million sqm of office space, 620,000 sqm of leisure assets, and 1.8 million sqm of space dedicated to community facilities.The tower atop a spiral base will be a premium hospitality destination with a multitude of retail, cultural and tourist attractions.
Shockingly, the new Murabba Development Company will aim to develop the world’s largest downtown in Riyadh by 2030, which is not far away. Incidentally, Saudi Arabia's NEOM project and
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