In January 2021, Saudi Arabia astonished the world with a national project:
"The Line."

170km long and 500m high, it was an unprecedented concept: a "glass-walled city" stretching straight through the desert,
home to 9 million people.

This video takes a step-by-step look at what The Line looks like now in 2025.
We follow the story of this "future desert city" that lies somewhere between ideal and reality.

00:00 What is The Line, the "linear city" in the desert?
02:20 Who is behind the project?
05:30 The end of the oil era and a new gamble
07:40 Geopolitical ambitions for Middle Eastern hegemony
12:00 A legacy worthy of a pyramid. The Crown Prince's Ambition
13:30 2025, The Line Today

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