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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

Azure Magazine

In many portrayals of the desert, the most enchanting part of the landscape is actually just an illusion — a distant mirage that later reveals itself to be a trick of the sun. Khalil Rabah, Grounding, installation view, Desert X AlUla 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla.

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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

The Maraya, AlUla © Creative Boom 2023 A country four times the size of France, made up almost entirely of desert, Saudi Arabia is reimagining itself as a post-oil tourist destination. Wadi AlFann, AlUla. The area has also seen the building of Maraya – the world's largest mirrored structure, measuring 100m x 100m x 26m.

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