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Description
Property Name: Old Emirate Palace / King Abdulaziz Palace in Wadi Al-Dawasir
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2020
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Riyadh
Town: Wadi Al-Dawasir
Geographic coordinates: 20°28’26.08″ N 44°47’26.59″ E
Historic Period: 20th century
Year of Construction: 1911
Style: Najdi
Original Use: Palace
Current Use: Palace
Architect: Unknown
Significance
An old palace used in its construction of mud, stones and wood, with an area of about 2500 square meters, it was shaped like a square with high walls (6 m) supported by four towers with windows and small openings used for observation and defense, in addition to small and large gates. The palace was used as a residence for the prince and a palace for the emirate and the police at different times, and it includes many rooms and squares in addition to a mosque, but its current condition is poor, as most of its internal elements were destroyed and neglect was evident in its interior design. Documentary studies of the palace were conducted and its restoration began.
Selection Criteria
ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
State of Preservation
Well preserved
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage