First Neom, Now This? Saudi Arabia's GIANT Cube Skyscraper: The Mukaab — Transcript

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1. 0:00if you thought neon was the most
2. 0:01precious brainchild of Saudi Arabia then
3. 0:04you're wrong
4. 0:05Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad
5. 0:08then Salman recently announced plans for
6. 0:10a massive new proposed structure in the
7. 0:13country's capital
8. 0:14the enormous golden Cube structure is
9. 0:17expected to transform the city due to
10. 0:19all the unique features it will offer
11. 0:22referred to as the new face of Riyadh
12. 0:24this Cube skyscraper will be one of the
13. 0:27largest structures in the world
14. 0:29it is part of Saudi Arabia's newest
15. 0:32downtown district under construction
16. 0:33called numeraba which is officially set
17. 0:37to become the world's largest modern
18. 0:38downtown
19. 0:40this 800 billion dollar project aims to
20. 0:43double the size and population of the
21. 0:45capital and transform downtown Riyadh
22. 0:49upon completion the new Mega project
23. 0:51will make the city more of a cultural
24. 0:53hot spot
25. 0:55the kingdom is starting a journey to
26. 0:57diversify its economy away from oil
27. 0:59generate jobs and improve its
28. 1:02International reputation as a major
29. 1:04Center for trade and tourism with
30. 1:06Investments reaching billions of dollars
31. 1:09as part of this initiative the Saudi
32. 1:12government has announced over 15
33. 1:14colossal construction projects in the
34. 1:16recent past
35. 1:18in today's video we will explore the
36. 1:21latest addition to Saudi Arabia's
37. 1:22never-ending list of Mega projects
38. 1:25before we get started don't forget to
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42. 1:35Saudi Arabia recently unveiled plans for
43. 1:38a giant golden skyscraper called the
44. 1:40moocarp which will rise as the
45. 1:43centerpiece of a new 19 square kilometer
46. 1:45District called maraba in Riyadh this
47. 1:49proposed new construction resembles a
48. 1:51hollow Cube and it will be about a third
49. 1:53the size of Manhattan
50. 1:55to put that into perspective it will be
51. 1:58big enough to hold 20 empire state
52. 2:00buildings the building will be 400
53. 2:03meters high and 400 meters long on each
54. 2:06side making it a super tall skyscraper
55. 2:10if successfully built the mo-carb will
56. 2:13become the city's tallest structure
57. 2:15the cube-shaped building will be
58. 2:17enclosed in a golden facade made of
59. 2:19overlapping triangular forms influenced
60. 2:22by the modern Notch D architectural
61. 2:25style of Saudi Arabia
62. 2:27some citizens have noted that the
63. 2:29building resembles the Kaaba which is a
64. 2:31building at the center of Islam's most
65. 2:33important mosque the Masjid Al harami
66. 2:36Mecca
67. 2:37they have accused the Crown Prince of
68. 2:39building a Kaaba for himself or one that
69. 2:42is exclusively devoted to capitalism
70. 2:45yet it is to be noted that this form of
71. 2:47cube structure is pretty common in
72. 2:49Riyadh
73. 2:51if you thought this golden Cube
74. 2:53skyscraper looks extraordinary from the
75. 2:55outside wait until you see what's inside
76. 2:59this massive structure will be an
77. 3:01immersive experiential destination where
78. 3:03Hospitality retail and Leisure reach new
79. 3:07levels all in breathtaking ever-changing
80. 3:09environments
81. 3:11it is promoted as a gateway to another
82. 3:13world
83. 3:14The mo-carb Landmark is described as the
84. 3:17world's first immersive destination and
85. 3:20will offer people an experience that is
86. 3:22created by digital and Virtual
87. 3:24Technology using the latest holographics
88. 3:27the designers Define immersive as a
89. 3:30completely digital and virtual world
90. 3:32enhanced by a sea of holograms that
91. 3:34promises to let you live on Mars and
92. 3:36other places
93. 3:38according to a promotional video
94. 3:40visitors can also experience the deep
95. 3:42sea and what appear to be the floating
96. 3:44Hallelujah Mountains from Avatar
97. 3:47in other words it sounds like they want
98. 3:49to turn this into a huge nearly virtual
99. 3:52Planetarium
100. 3:54to top it all the cube will Encompass an
101. 3:56enormous tower on top of a spiral base
102. 4:00framed around this spiral Tower is a
103. 4:02central Atrium that encloses 2 million
104. 4:05square meters of floor space
105. 4:07everything from tourist attractions and
106. 4:10hotels to residential units in
107. 4:12commercial places will be included
108. 4:14inside
109. 4:15the cube will also be home to an iconic
110. 4:18Museum a technology and design
111. 4:20University a multi-purpose immersive
112. 4:23theater and more than 80 entertainment
113. 4:25and cultural venues
114. 4:28the mocar building is part of a wider
115. 4:31Mega project in Saudi Arabia
116. 4:33the new muraba project is a new District
117. 4:36that is being constructed in downtown
118. 4:38Riyadh
119. 4:39The Wider muraba district is being
120. 4:42billed as the world's largest modern
121. 4:44downtown
122. 4:45the scheme will offer more than 25
123. 4:48million square meters of floor area
124. 4:50featuring more than 104 000 residential
125. 4:54units which will accommodate hundreds of
126. 4:56thousands of residents nine thousand
127. 4:58hotel rooms and more than 980 000 square
128. 5:02meters of retail space
129. 5:04there will also be 1.4 million square
130. 5:07meters of office space 620
131. 5:11000 square meters of leisure assets and
132. 5:141.8 million square meters of space
133. 5:16dedicated to community facilities
134. 5:19the new maraba project will be built
135. 5:21with sustainability in mind and will
136. 5:24feature green areas and walking and
137. 5:26cycling paths in order to promote
138. 5:28healthy active Lifestyles for those who
139. 5:30visit
140. 5:32it is due to be built at the
141. 5:33intersection of King salon and King
142. 5:36Khalid roads to the northwest of Riyadh
143. 5:39developers say the area would boast a
144. 5:41unique living working and entertainment
145. 5:43experience within a 15-minute walking
146. 5:45radius
147. 5:47it will have its own internal transport
148. 5:49system and will also be just a 20-minute
149. 5:52drive from Riyadh Airport
150. 5:54once complete the maraba district is
151. 5:57expected to generate 50 billion dollars
152. 6:00in revenue and 334
153. 6:02000 direct and indirect jobs
154. 6:05even though numeraba is supposed to be
155. 6:08built with sustainability in mind yet
156. 6:10none of the projects absurdly enormous
157. 6:13designs truly displays eco-friendliness
158. 6:16the construction is expected to be
159. 6:18complete by 2030 Which is less than a
160. 6:21year after the country announced the 100
161. 6:23mile skyscraper that will house 9
162. 6:26million people in the future
163. 6:28the project will be delivered by Saudi
164. 6:30Arabia's new maraba development company
165. 6:33as part of the country's public
166. 6:35investment fund a sovereign wealth fund
167. 6:37established in 2017 by the Crown Prince
168. 6:42it seeks to diversify income sources for
169. 6:44the Saudi economy
170. 6:46the Saudi Vision 2030 which was first
171. 6:49introduced by the prince in 2016 is a
172. 6:53strategy to reduce Saudi Arabia's
173. 6:55dependence on oil transform its economy
174. 6:58and also expand Public Service sectors
175. 7:00such as health education infrastructure
176. 7:03Recreation and tourism
177. 7:06as the name suggests the aim is that all
178. 7:09elements of the strategy will be
179. 7:11complete by 2030.
180. 7:14Saudi Arabia is also currently
181. 7:16constructing a vast new multi-city
182. 7:18development around its Red Sea Coastline
183. 7:21called Neon
184. 7:22the ambitious scheme will include
185. 7:24trojena a new Desert Mountain Resort
186. 7:27that's aiming to host the 2029 Asian
187. 7:29Winter Games the line a 500 meter tall
188. 7:33mirrored linear City that will stretch
189. 7:35for over 170 kilometers across the
190. 7:38desert as well as octagon a floating
191. 7:41industrial complex
192. 7:43recent satellite images have shown that
193. 7:46work has already begun on these three
194. 7:48enormous constructions
195. 7:50there is also project cindella which is
196. 7:52an island destination and it is the
197. 7:54first of neon's regions to come to life
198. 7:58another Mega project taking shape is the
199. 8:00Red Sea development project
200. 8:03it is one of the world's most ambitious
201. 8:05regenerative tourism projects set to
202. 8:08open on the west coast of Saudi Arabia
203. 8:11the project includes several luxury
204. 8:13destinations created around islands in
205. 8:16the Red Sea with plans for an
206. 8:18eco-friendly Resort town
207. 8:20Kitty it is another groundbreaking
208. 8:22development in Saudi Arabia
209. 8:25it is a tourism Mega project that will
210. 8:27offer Innovative and immersive
211. 8:29experiences for both locals and tourists
212. 8:32it will be home to an array of sports
213. 8:34and arts attractions including 15 Mega
214. 8:37attractions such as theme parks
215. 8:39Motorsports water parks Cinemas live
216. 8:43entertainment venues and more
217. 8:46despite the country's recent
218. 8:48announcements of several of these
219. 8:49headline grabbing schemes many have
220. 8:51voiced concerns around the environmental
221. 8:54impacts of such projects and the
222. 8:56allegations of Human Rights abuses
223. 8:58within the site labor forces engaged to
224. 9:01build them
225. 9:02there is also the question of whether or
226. 9:04not Saudi Arabia can manage building all
227. 9:07these projects simultaneously
228. 9:10at the moment they all seem like a
229. 9:12far-fetched utopian dream but only time
230. 9:15can show us the real possibilities
231. 9:17what are your thoughts on the new Cube
232. 9:19skyscraper Mega project
233. 9:21comment your ideas below thanks for
234. 9:24watching and see you in the next video