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Art and entertainment venue with 64m-high entrance planned for Saudi Arabia’s Neom

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Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

14 December 2023

Digital render of how Utamo, with its 64m-high entrance, could look Digital render of how Utamo, with its 64m-high entrance, could look (Image: Neom)

The company behind the Neom special economic zone in Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a new art and entertainment venue with a cavernous 64-m-high entrance.

The new destination, set to be build in a mountain located along the Gulf of Aqaba coastline, is called Utamo.

It will host music events, exhibitions and art events.

The venue will also feature VIP lounges and restaurants, as well as “advanced audio-visual systems”.

Neom promised “cutting-edge techniques” to be used in the design and construction of Utamo to minimise the impact on the environment.

However, it has not given any details about who is responsible for designing or building the project, nor when work is due to start, how long it will take, or what it will cost.

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