The King Abdulaziz Historical Center is the most important cultural cultural institution in the city of Riyadh and one of the most important tourist places in Saudi Arabia
The King Abdulaziz Historical Center is located in the Al-Murabba neighborhood, on an area of 44,000 meters. It was built on the local style of Saudi buildings, representing the heritage and civilization of the country. It was opened in 1419 AH to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and since its establishment it has become an important cultural and national headquarters aiming to introduce Islam and its mission and also to extend the roots of knowledge and cultural cooperation between all Arabs, cultures and other civilizations.
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Things to do in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center:
• The first thing that you will meet inside the center is the public park, which in turn is a suitable place for an integrated picnic. The park is a vast green land that contains 6 green gardens alongside an open garden. It also includes a palm oasis that includes large numbers of palm trees and there is a stream of water flowing from an old well
• It is not to be missed visiting the National Museum, which is one of the famous civilizational landmarks, which includes a large number of artifacts, statues, documents, and historical paintings related to the history of the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab countries in general and many more.
• Then you have to go through the King Abdulaziz Public Library. This library contains a huge number of books in addition to rare manuscripts that you may want to look at, and serve visitors and scholars of all ages and nationalities.
• One of the places worth visiting within the King Abdulaziz Center is the King Abdulaziz House, which is a number of centers and departments that serve scientific, historical and heritage researches that are concerned with the Arabian Peninsula, its history, geography and its effects.
• Then you have to go through the two palaces inside the center, namely the Palace of the Square, which is the most important historical element inside the center, and the other palace is the Red Palace, which is also one of the important cultural buildings in the center and is also distinguished by its unique style and its reddish color.
• The King Abdulaziz Historical Center includes two mosques that you may want to pass through, namely the King Abdulaziz Mosque, which is a large building that accommodates more than 4000 worshipers, and Al-Mada Mosque, which has a distinctive architecture and can accommodate 500 worshipers.
Visit dates
From Sunday to Wednesday, from eight in the morning until twelve in the afternoon, and from four in the afternoon until eleven in the evening.
As for Thursday and Friday from four in the afternoon until eleven in the evening.
Entry prices
Adults: 15 riyals.
For children: 5 riyals.
Hotels near King Abdulaziz Historical Center
Roche Rayhaan by Rotana, a 5-star hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is 6.5 km from King Abdulaziz Historical Center.
Reviews of Arab visitors at the hotel
Most of the Arab visitors gave him a great rating on services and great food.
Al Faisaliah Hotel, a 5-star hotel in Saudi Arabia, is 5.3 km from King Abdulaziz Historical Center.
Reviews of Arab visitors at the hotel
Most of the Arab visitors gave him a very good evaluation of the services and facilities in the room and the treatment of the reception staff.
King Abdulaziz Historical Center site
