Why Saudi Arabia's Mirror City Is Quietly Failing

Saudi Arabia promised a 170 km mirrored city for 9 million people. Five years later, The Line has been cut to a sliver, frozen, and pushed past 2030. In this video: how NEOM's The Line went from the world's most ambitious city to a stalled construction site, the $8 billion write-down, the lost 2029 Asian Winter Games, and why linear cities may never work. CHAPTERS 0:00 The city that stopped 0:57 The promise: 170 km, 9 million people 3:11 The cracks: 2.4 km and an $8B write-down 5:01 The freeze: suspended until after 2030 7:29 Why The Line failed 10:20 What's left of NEOM Sources are listed in the pinned comment. Renders and footage: NEOM (used for commentary and criticism). #NEOM #TheLine #Megaprojects