Designed by the Florida-based Freedom Ship
International, the floating city, concept pictured, is set to cost $10
billion and weigh 2.7 million tonnes - making it too large to ever dock.
The ship would spend the whole time at sea, circling the globe once
every two years, powered by solar and wave energy.
Visitors and residents would be able to leave
the ship, either by plane or by boat thanks to a dock at the rear,
concept pictured, to visit cities and countries where the ship will also
pick up supplies as and when needed.
The Freedom Ship, concept pictured, is a mile
long, 25 storeys high and features schools, hospitals, businesses,
parks, promenades, an art gallery, a shopping centre, casino and airport
on the roof.
The planned route, pictured, would take the ship
from the east coast of the U.S across the Atlantic into Europe, passing
Italy before looping back and sailing around Africa and across to
Australia. It would then travel into Asia before spending the end of the
year on the west coast of the U.S and South America.
This drawing shows a cross section of the ship.
If built, the whole vessel would be 750ft wide, 350ft tall and 4,500 ft
long. This would make it four times longer than the Queen Mary II cruise
ship.
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