Riyadh’s colossal cube building

Saudi Arabia plans to build a giant cube-shaped skyscraper in Riyadh, capable of containing 20 Empire State Buildings

PROPOSAL 
New Murabba: 19km2 district
Mukaab: 400m x 400m x 400m
RIYADH
5km 3 miles
  
Dome
Central tower: Contains shops and tourist attractions, plus residential and hotel units. Surrounded by vast dome projecting 360° animated fantasy landscapes using latest digital technology

Mukaab: Empire State Building
to scale
   
400m

2030: Project due for completion, adding $50bn to Saudi Arabia’s non-oil economy

Sources: Man of Many, New Murabba
Pictures: New Murabba, Google Maps © GRAPHIC NEWS