• Betty_Boopie@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    it’s real and if it didn’t already look dystopian enough, everything is oil themed for some fucking reason.

    I believe it was built for the world cup but wasn’t finished in time, yet another $200+ million wasted in the desert.

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      5 months ago

      Bonkers. I guess if you can dream it you can build it.Still this really is a waste of resources.

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Announced: 04 Oct 2017; Construction Start: 04 May 2019. Timeline matches then I think.

      260 Qatari Riyal = 72 USD. Imagine what it’d cost if the victims’ families were properly compensated:

      Wiki - Qatar

      Also a comment from March on Theme Park Investigator:

      The park will never fully open, since the main contractor did not pay the suppliers. All are refusing to return to finish their works. It’s a shame as it would have been an amazing park.

      Then there are photos from May alleging various rides are not open.