The rich Middle East country is building the most modern super city on earth with buildings with 1-to-2 architecture in the world.
For more than 50 years, Saudi Arabia has relied on oil to increase its economic power. However, in the last few years, the country has been looking for another direction outside the mining sector to create jobs and bring more benefits.
The government has worked for many years to transform thousands of square kilometers into new cities. One of them is under construction named "King Abdullah Financial District" (King Abdullah Financial District).
Let's admire the sketch pictures of this massive project to know how big its scale is!
Saudi Arabia is building King Abdullah Financial District, located north of Riyadh
Designed by Henning Larsen, the project has an area of about 1.6 million m 2 for more than 60 projects serving houses, apartments, offices, retail, some schools and garages, Medical clinics, public works, hotels
The project will provide accommodation for about 50,000 people when completed
One of the squares will include a mosque
To cope with the heat and heat, both super projects will be designed with bridges that work to cool the solar energy, connecting 30 buildings in the District together.
According to the architects, part of the District will have a railway track system
The construction process began in 2006, up to now 70% progress has been made.However, the government did not set a specific timeline for the completion of this project
Construction costs are estimated at about $ 10 billion, currently spent about $ 8 billion
King Abdullah's Financial District is seen as a business center that attracts Saudi financial firms, lawyers, banks and investment companies.
There is also the "Crystal Towers" tower (crystal tower) that is expected to open in the coming summer, including offices and retail space.2 towers will be connected by a bridge
However, construction was delayed due to capital problems.The Arab government will open 15 offices, housing and commercial towers later this year
Photos of buildings are under construction, taken in March 2017
The Arab Public Superintendent owns this county, whereby the government hopes to attract banks with many economic incentives, including tax breaks with a decade-long period.
This is a part of the completed work with extremely unique architecture
Authorities also said they are having difficulties in attracting companies and people to stay here, but they still hope that the project will become successful in the near future.