DIR'AIYAH - AL-DIRYAH - ADDIR-IYYAH
RIYADH CITY - KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ARABIAN PENINSULA MIDDLE EAST ASIA
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY RASTISLAV MARGUS
CITY RUINS WHERE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA WAS ESTABLISHED
Palace of Salwa
It was the residence and home of Al Saud Amirs and Imams during the First Saudi State.
It is considered the largest palace in the historic Addir'iyyah, and it is located on the northern part of Atturaif precinct.
It consists of five main parts built at different consecutive periods of time.
Palace of Fahd bin Saud
Palace of Abdullah Bin Saud
Palace of Thunayyan Bin Saud
Palace of Mishaari (Meshary Bin Saud Palace)
Palace of Nassir bin Saud
This rectangular palace is very simple in its design and construction.
The one-story building consists of an number of spacious rooms which open into a large rourtyard.
Palace of Saad bin Saud
One of the largest palaces in Atturaif precinct built of a towstory height and is famous for its external courtyard
which was used as stable for horses and their needs.
It has also another traditional courtyard in its center where all the palace rooms open into.
Palace of Fahran Bin Saud
The Guest House and Al-Turaif Bath
The Guest House in a traditional building consist of a number of small courtyards surrounded by many rooms.
Atturaif Bath is famous for it's different architectural styles and it shows how the building was waterproofed by using special plaster.
The Guest House and Atturaif Bath were supplied with water from a well in the valley.
Omar Bin Saud Palace
Tower of Faisal
Tower of Faisal and the Turaif Wall
Turaif Wall
Gate
Saad bin Saad Mosque
Imam Mohammad Ibin Saud Mosque
This Mosque was built during the regime of Imam Mohammad Bin Saud.
It is considered as one of the unique examples of buildings constructed during the First Saudi State
Moudhi Mosque
Residential Houses
Large Plaza (Maydan)
Treasury House
Street
Went Holes
Moallem House
House interior
House interior
Doors
Forgotten Quoran
