AR RIYAD - RIYADH
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ARABIAN PENINSULA MIDDLE EAST ASIA
NOWADAYS CAPITAL CITY OF KSA
Al-Musmak Fortress
It is one of the few remaining buildings from Old Riyadh.
The only most significant historical monument build in 1312 AH / 1895 AD.
Musmak Fortress at night
Clock Tower
City Wall
Restored mud-brick sections of the city wall, which was torn down in 1950.
Al-Thumairi Gate
This surprisingly ornate Gate is one of the nine gates that used to lead into the city.
Murraba Palace
This combination of a fortress and palace was build by King Abdul Aziz in 1946.
National Museum
State of the art Museum provides and epochal sweep of Arabia's history and include:
- Creation of the universe
- The earliest Arabian civilisations and kingdoms
- The jahiliyah, literally 'period of ignorance'
- Prophet's Mission
- Islamic Arabia
- Early Saudi states
- Unification of Saudi Arabia
- The Haj
King Abdul Aziz Historical Area
This impressive complex covers landscaped paths, open-air exhibitions, running water and open lawns.
Kingdom Tower (Sky Bridge)
Looks like a bottle opener and it is rising 302 m above the ground
Kingdom Tower at night
Al-Faisaliah Tower
The first of the stunning new structures to rise above the Riyadh skyline.
It is 267 m high.
Al-Faisaliah Tower at night
