Saudi Arabia pushes to build world's first air stadium for 2034 World Cup
Oct 29, 2025
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According to foreign media such as The Sun, Saudi Arabia unveiled plans to build a 'Sky Stadium' with about 46,000 seats on a 350-meter-high skyscraper. This is higher than the summit of Namsan Mountain in Seoul (about 262m).
The so-called 'NEOM Stadium' is promoted as part of the Saudi futuristic urban development project 'NEOM'.
Initially, the stadium was planned to be built on a horizontal high-rise city called The Line, but the recently released unofficial concept video shows the stadium located on a more traditional vertical skyscraper, raising speculation that there may be a change from the existing plan.
Videos containing images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are drawing great attention on social media immediately after their release.
The interior of the stadium is designed to be accessible to spectators through high-speed elevators and autonomous means of transportation, and eco-friendly systems using renewable energy such as solar and wind power will also be introduced.
Construction of the stadium began in 2027 and is expected to be completed in 2032, and it is said that all preparations are planned to be completed two years before the World Cup finals.
However, there is no official confirmation yet as to whether the recently released video reflects the actual design change.
Saudi Arabia announced the concept of 15 futuristic stadiums for the World Cup in August last year.
Among them, original designs such as a stadium depicting a rock canyon and a structure integrated into a cliff are included, and among them, the largest 'King Salman Stadium' is designed to accommodate about 92,000 people and will be the new home of the Saudi national team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
