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In a February promotional video for Neom, chief development officer for The Line, Denis Hickey, said he saw the project as an "opportunity to create a better model for a city to interact with the landscape and nature and the environment."

He said developers believed "The Line is going to be an example to the rest of the world."

Plans for The Line are already architecturally challenging.

The structure is designed as twin 1,640-foot-high mirrored towers set 656 feet apart. According to Neom's website, it will also have no roads, vehicles, or emissions and run on 100% renewable energy.

Plans for the glossy city have reportedly been scaled back in recent months.

The Line was originally planned to accommodate nine million people by 2030. However, a recent report from Bloomberg said this estimate has been lowered to fewer than 300,000 people by that date.

Saudi officials have been insisting the project is on track despite reports to the contrary.

Neom planners reportedly fear its huge mirrored structure called The Line will kill a 'significant number of birds'