Construction begins on 'world's largest building' in Saudi Arabia with colossal 1,300ft cube featuring AI holographic technology and rotating tower

Construction of nan 1,300ft gangly cube-shaped Mukaab skyscraper, group to beryllium nan world's largest building, has officially begun successful Saudi Arabia. 

Its Saudi-funded developer, the New Murabba Development Company, said groundworks are presently 86% complete, and should beryllium completed by 2030, pinch astir 900 workers 

The monolithic building will beryllium nan centrepiece of nan monolithic 7 quadrate mile New Murabba improvement successful northwest Riyadh.

Once completed, nan cube will big an tremendous atrium pinch a spiralling building astatine its heart, and will person astir 22million quadrate feet of abstraction for shops, taste and tourer attractions. 

Promotional videos show renderings of an immersive virtual reality, pinch dragons and immense holographic group moving done nan development.

Surrounded by a cube structure, nan soul spiral tin show realistic images astir nan building.

Renderings show spacecraft flying overhead, immense upland ranges and towering waterfalls each projected connected to nan sleepy godforsaken scene.

The wider New Murabba improvement will besides have over 100,000 homes, 980,000 quadrate metres of shops, 1.4 cardinal quadrate metres of agency abstraction on pinch hotels, civilization venues, a university, an immersive theatre and an 'iconic' museum. 

The megaproject is being developed arsenic portion of Saudi Arabia's Saudi Vision 2030 project, which intends to reduce lipid dependence, diversify nan system and build up nationalist work sectors. 

But a caller investigation has revealed that thousands of workers who are toiling distant to sate nan ambitions of the Kingdom's arguable ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are dying each year.

One of nan cornerstones of nan Crown Prince's eager task is The Line, a scarcely believable car-free metropolis that is planned to agelong much than 100 miles done nan desert.

Project chiefs opportunity The Line will 'redefine liveability' and 'transform really we live​', serving arsenic a sustainable, inclusive illustration of cities for nan future.

But figures revealed this week declare astatine slightest 21,000 migrant workers person died moving connected nan Crown Prince's outrageous projects successful conscionable 8 years since Vision 2030 was first announced.

This shocking statistic is supported by specifications of maltreatment and tyrannical curen of helpless workers successful nan upcoming ITV documentary Kingdom Uncovered: Inside Saudi Arabia, which airs this Sunday astatine 22:15pm.

The Kingdom relies chiefly connected a migrant labour unit who caput to nan region successful hunt of a amended life but are often forced into ferocious moving conditions for very small pay.

Many allege their passports are confiscated upon arrival, meaning they cannot leave.

Saudi rule stipulates that workers should ne'er do much than 60 hours a week.

But a worker who has been helping to build a high-speed train passageway for 2 years told an ITV newsman he regularly useful up to 16 hours a day.

Saudi rule besides says that workers should usually get 1 time disconnected a week. But nan worker claimed it's 'normal' to activity for 14 days without a time off.

Other labourers told nan ITV journalist they are moving up to 84 hours a week – overmuch much than nan ineligible maximum.

Speaking anonymously, 1 worker said: 'We're made to activity highly hard. There is small clip to rest. We get tired. We suffer from worry time and night. Saudi doesn't attraction overmuch for citizens from different countries. We are treated for illustration beggars.'