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Saudi Arabia’s Next Giga Project Is a Gigantic Cube in Riyadh

  • The Mukaab will be the world’s largest building when completed
  • Excavation work nearly complete for the cube-shaped skyscraper
Artist illustration of the New Murabba.Source: New Murabba Development Co.
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Saudi Arabia is preparing to begin construction work on its next giga-project: a cube-shaped skyscraper big enough to fit 20 Empire State Buildings.

The Mukaab will be 400-meters on each side when construction is finished, which would make it the largest built structure in the world. The building will be the centerpiece of New Murabba, a community the country hopes will be a new destination within the capital city of Riyadh.