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A display explains the concepts behind The Line project.
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Visitors view a display at The Line exhibition in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah. All photos: Mariam Nihal / The National
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The exhibition gives people a closer look at the proposal for a skyscraper 170 kilometres long, 200 metres wide and more than 300m tall.
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The linear city is expected to be home to nine million people and will be part of the Neom development on the Red Sea.
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The project’s designers are aiming to build a sustainable, eco-city where people live, work and spend time and can travel quickly from end to end.
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The Line's designers hope that the small, linear footprint will minimise the effect on the surrounding environment.
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The project will include a high-speed rail network as well as other modern forms of transport.
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A visitor gets his photograph taken beside a model of The Line.
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The Line exhibition comprises blueprints, models of the megaproject and concept art for the proposal.
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Visitors at the The Line exhibition in Jeddah.
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The exhibits show an urban space with wide-open areas spread over numerous levels dappled in sunlight and shade.
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The designers say the structure and design will provide natural ventilation and the coolest temperatures in the GCC.
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A display shows people involved in The Line project.
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A display at The Line exhibition in Jeddah.
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A display explains the concepts behind The Line project.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWUNUPEBHJFCBDWGD2OKZLDCSI.jpeg?smart=true&auth=7cef24ca2882939ddbe997e212fcf9dae59b923dbc45d8142f784c9de6b41bd3&width=400&height=225)
Visitors view a display at The Line exhibition in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah. All photos: Mariam Nihal / The National
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The exhibition gives people a closer look at the proposal for a skyscraper 170 kilometres long, 200 metres wide and more than 300m tall.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/47V3FS2Q6RFWDHMV4LM5EFHPYM.jpeg?smart=true&auth=d8715b4a0421d60b729fa1a84decf932c4d1ed196c38cb2fd307109f0f2ca72e&width=400&height=225)
The linear city is expected to be home to nine million people and will be part of the Neom development on the Red Sea.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JFLUYOHC7VD3BPOLPBSLFM7N5Q.jpeg?smart=true&auth=204e560ce5d2bd7a6dfdb08b1b5dc415089a00a2f6789d253411e8945cea162e&width=400&height=225)
The project’s designers are aiming to build a sustainable, eco-city where people live, work and spend time and can travel quickly from end to end.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VYEJNUYRZJEYTLHM4AD3C6QSH4.jpeg?smart=true&auth=623fef7ee0ec02f02498f53a37a6b5a763610d7272d41e6dd0026e846408fe94&width=400&height=225)
The Line's designers hope that the small, linear footprint will minimise the effect on the surrounding environment.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C6PBGNDZANEIVMD4SPUV3V3P44.jpeg?smart=true&auth=b661726f9a3fe0a0e21eb017430cacf2f40c222f98e49d078d3d9e1064e9327a&width=400&height=225)
The project will include a high-speed rail network as well as other modern forms of transport.
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A visitor gets his photograph taken beside a model of The Line.
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The Line exhibition comprises blueprints, models of the megaproject and concept art for the proposal.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U7T3LXDCCFAGVFSRENT5HN44BQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=dd55ac8161e21156aa809c0dfea30e6307ad09f0ac2e29a6c8fd9c91ad366f75&width=400&height=225)
Visitors at the The Line exhibition in Jeddah.
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The exhibits show an urban space with wide-open areas spread over numerous levels dappled in sunlight and shade.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XNNETC47ZBEYROC47R26EKDKEQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=341d432ea433199fd5668f721827718ca172294cdfbad4d1ff7be77cdd82c789&width=400&height=225)
The designers say the structure and design will provide natural ventilation and the coolest temperatures in the GCC.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OOL2IEEQQVB7FMGIMAWQC63BZU.jpeg?smart=true&auth=f6a542fd67f3e9a455b6e7192c6ff1c8308d880996281956e2b6b4ff210266a4&width=400&height=225)
A display shows people involved in The Line project.
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A display at The Line exhibition in Jeddah.
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A display explains the concepts behind The Line project.
Saudis given a first glimpse inside The Line, the kingdom's newest megaproject
Exhibition in Jeddah gives the public a look at life in the city of the future
Mariam Nihal
12 August, 2022
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