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Description
Property Name: Qasr Al Saqqaf – Al Saqqaf Palace
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2020
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Makkah
Town: Makkah
Geographic coordinates: 21°26’23.19″ N
39°50’16.36″ E
Historic Period: Beginning of 20th Century
Year of Construction: 1907-1908
Style: –
Original Use: Palace
Current Use: Palace
Architect: Unknown
Significance
This historic palace was built in 1325 AH, it was inhabited by King Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, and it is unique in its design and architectural style. It is located in the city of Makkah Al-Mukarramah in the Al-Ma’bada neighborhood. It includes many Islamic artistic and decorative elements, and its area is estimated at (9) thousand square meters, and it has a main entrance as a gate in the middle of the northern façade, two secondary entrances, and an annex to the building in the northeastern corner is a building similar to a castle or war tower, and the site has its heritage and historical importance, and it can be rehabilitated for multiple tourism activities.
Selection Criteria
i. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Need to be restored
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage