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Places to visit

The Murabba Palace

Also known as Qasr al Murabba. It served as the residence and court of King Abdul Aziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. The palace is a reminder of the city’s fascinating past. The construction of the palace began in 1936 and was completed in 1945. Sprawling over 9800 meters, Murabba Palace boasts the traditional Najdean styled architecture.

The National Museum

Help to explore centuries of Arabian prehistory, history, culture and art at the Kingdom’s biggest and most entertaining museum. Housed within striking modernist architecture and flower-wreathed gardens. It's eight halls exhibits everything from Neolithic rock art, to replicas of the buildings of old Jeddah, as well as transporting visitors on a magically interactive tour of the ages.

Sky Bridge

Is the sixth tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia. Completed in 2002, this 99-storey building rises 302.3 meters in the sky and overtook Faisaliyah Tower as the tallest tower in Saudi Arabia, however, it has since been surpassed by five other buildings but remains the most iconic building in the Riyadh skyline.

Masmak Fortress

Built in 1865 during the Second Saudi State, the fortress was given the name Masmak, the Arabic word for a tall, strong building with thick walls. It was the main base for the defense of Riyadh.
The House of Saud’s second state collapsed in 1881, and the Al-Rasheed family took control, they were forced to flee into exile in Kuwait.
There they remained until 1902, Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Saud arrived in Riyadh accompanied by 63 men. He told 23 of them to wait at the border in case the mission failed, then entered the capital were he recapture the fortress and with it Riyadh.