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The $16BN Makkah Royal Clock Tower, holding the world's largest clock face and the highest occupied space on Earth at the time, was completed overlooking Islam's holiest site.

The purpose-built airport serving Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project resort destination received its first flight.

Diriyah Company awarded a branch of China Harbour Engineering the contract to build the Arena Superblock: the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena seating 20,000 spectators, three mixed-use office buildings and a parking facility with more than 4,000 spaces. The arena sits on the edge of historic At-Turaif and anchors the Grand Avenue district alongside Diriyah's Grand Mosque.

The first Six Flags park in Asia opened outside Riyadh with 28 attractions across six themed areas, among them Falcons Flight, billed as the world's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. Qiddiya Investment Company awarded a $1 billion construction contract to Almabani General Contractors and Bouygues Batiment International in December 2021.

Saudi Arabia's NEOM authority paused further construction on The Line, its 170km linear megacity, until after 2030 amid a sweeping scale-back of the project's ambitions.

The 16.9 sq km park is being laid out over the grounds of Riyadh's former airport, with an Art Park opening first and a Royal Arts Complex of thirteen structures, designed by the late Ricardo Bofill, arranged along a 1.5 km central boulevard. Omrania leads the design with Henning Larsen on the masterplan, and the park carries an estimated cost of SAR 72 billion.

Round two runs at night along the Red Sea on the fastest street circuit Formula 1 uses.

Around two million pilgrims perform the Hajj at Mecca in mid-May 2027, with the Day of Arafah on 15 May and Eid al-Adha on 16 May.

Construction resumed on the first building designed to pass 1,000 metres, intended to take the world's-tallest title from the Burj Khalifa. Estimated date.

Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has passed its 100th floor and is on track to become the world's tallest building, edging past a kilometre in height once its spire is counted.

The 92,000-seat stadium rises in northern Riyadh along King Salman Road next to King Abdulaziz Park, its Populous design drawing on the surrounding mountainous landscape. It will be the Saudi national team's headquarters and the venue for the opening match and final of the 2034 World Cup, with a masterplan that adds an athletics stadium, training pitches and an aquatics centre with an Olympic-sized pool.

Saudi Arabia hosts the World Expo for the first time, on a purpose-built site north of Riyadh. Estimated date.

Six runways and 57 square kilometres of terminal city, designed to handle 120 million passengers a year by 2030. Estimated date.

The first 2.4 km of a proposed 170 km linear city of mirrored walls, scaled back sharply from original announcements. Estimated date.

The 14.1 sq km district launched in 2023 was built around the Mukaab, a 400 m by 400 m cube holding roughly 2 million sq m of floor space and a domed AI-powered display. In January 2026 all work on the cube beyond soil excavation and piling was suspended while its financing and feasibility were reassessed, though development of the surrounding real estate continues; Knight Frank has estimated the district's cost at about $50 billion.

Greatest eclipse falls at 05:32:15 UT on 2049-11-25, where the central phase lasts 38 seconds on a path 20.7 km wide; the greatest duration anywhere on the track is 41.8 seconds, at the sunrise end. The path crosses Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, and a partial eclipse is visible from eastern Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies and Australia.