Read previewThe Line — a part of Neom that comprises two mirrored skyscrapers — is one of the most famous regions of the planned megacity.
Andreas Krieg, a Gulf specialist at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at King's College London, called plans for The Line "completely ludicrous."
"The Line is a project that is not sustainable; it's a completely ludicrous megaproject that was never realizable because of the sheer cost of it," he told Business Insider.
Executives working on Neom reportedly have dismissed the official Suadi figure of $500 billion as unrealistically low.
"The world has never seen anything like The Line," Krieg said.
Persons:
—, Andreas Krieg, Krieg, Neom, Peter Cook
Organizations:
Service, Business, Institute of Middle Eastern, King's College London, Bloomberg, Wall Street, Architects
Locations:
Neom, Saudi, Gulf, British