Riyadh

http://img.iskon.hr/kl/2003/11/07/0002014v.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/hi/hisham2000/images/riadh7.jpg

http://image44.webshots.com/44/8/13/39/374981339nFFnnq_ph.jpg

http://www.csbe.org/e_publications/riyadh_architecture/fig36.jpg

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http://danielschereck.com/wp2/imagesdec2000/2000-10-20-bridge5.jpg

http://danielschereck.com/wp2/imagesdec2000/2000-10-20-ufo-1.jpg

http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/NGSPOD08/119494.jpg

http://www.the-saudi.net/saudi-arabia/riyadh/riyadhc.jpg

http://ouray.cudenver.edu/~jsalbadi/Riyadh.jpg

http://www.oceannomad.com/Gallery/Saudi%20Arabia/Riyadh/Riyadh%20at%

Riyadh Airport

http://www.acuitybrandslighting.com/International/images/riyadhairport.jpg

http://www.csbe.org/e_publications/riyadh_architecture/fig21a.jpg

http://www.csbe.org/e_publications/riyadh_architecture/fig21b.jpg

Old Riyadh (Diraiyyah)

http://www.oceannomad.com/Gallery/Saudi%20Arabia/Riyadh/Diraiyyah/Diraiyyah.jpg

http://math-www.uni-paderborn.de/~klausd/turm.jpg

http://www.toursaudiarabia.com/images/diriyah-1-large.jpg

I'd like to see some more pictures...Its interesting...The bridge sorta looks cool...

But to tell u the truth i really don't like Saudi, or Riyadh...For a country with a quarter of the world's oil reserves, the capital is very unimpressive, almost embarassing...And the airport is SOOOOOOOO old fashioned...Must be ancient..

Nice pics!

And the airport is SOOOOOOOO old fashioned...Must be ancient..

Oh, don't worry...It'll probably be bulldozed soon enough. :hahaha:

I agree with you Bahraini Patriot. Unfortunately money has been mishandled extremly badly. But having lived in Riyadh for 11 years, I feel that there is something special about the city. Even though it doesn't look that good in the pictures, Riyadh is a great city. The airport is old fashioned because it wasn't built recently and despite its architecture, its still one of the biggest airports in the world (size and area). I also think that Riyadh airport's architecture was supposed to give the airport an old and traditional look. Sorry about not posting enough pictures, its just that there arent many pictures of Riyadh on the web and I havent been to Riyadh recently.

Other gulf countries like the UAE and Bahrain concentrate their development in one city or area. Whereas Saudi Arabia has built Yanbu and Jubail from the sand upwards, expanded the holy mosques by at least 10 times (my estimate), developed Jeddah and Riyadh, and are developing Makkah and Madinah. Saudi Arabia also got a railway back when no other gulf country thought of a national railway system. I would agree with you that Riyadh and the rest of Saudi Arabia are not where they are supposed to be, but the thing is that other gulf countries develop to get on the world map of tourists whereas Saudi doesnt need that foreign money coming in.

Do you know that this airport is the largest in the world in terms of land size (200 sq. km), that's just under 1/3 the size of Bahrain.

i didnt know that they have bridge in riyadh :uh:

I dont know why some people think Riyadh is backwards, The city itsef with around 5 million people is more than any other gulf nation and believe me its not like Jeddah... Riyadh's wealth is incredible.

intresting pictures. i kind of like the design of the airport.

i really dont understand why would they build huge urban area (the capital) in the middle of the desert that is not very convenient,i think they should move the capital to jeddah :D

i really dont understand why would they build huge urban area (the capital) in the middle of the desert that is not very convenient,i think they should move the capital to jeddah :D

Riyadh is the area from which the Saud family is from, the city area was also an oasis and is a very historic city in the Arabian Peninsula. You could see it as being inconvenient or you can also see it as utilitzation of massive desert space for something very productive.

i dont mean any disrespect ,but that the way i see it :cheers1:

I dont like saudi arabia. Its a big sand country with some big buildings. It doesnt have any karakter. I only like mecca and medina because they have historical value but the rest of saudi arabia is kinda nothing on historic perspective (compairing with surounding nations)

Your very wrong shayan. Before I posted my reply, i was going to post asking someone to post pics of some of saudi arabia's historical palaces and castles. It has something many other places around lack, true culture !! A multiethinic population that comprimses of different cultures.. its amazing this country. But we seldom hear or see these things because, as i believe, the religious ppl in charge don't want to highlight these aspects of saudi arabia. They'd rather destory old castles and erase some of the different local cultures and have ppl live the way they wish them too.

but i was kinda compairing with surounding nations if you compair saudi arabia with surounding nations its not even compaireble. ( i know about the castles and the mountains in the south west ) well qatar4ever do you have some pictures so change my point of view??

i really dont understand why would they build huge urban area (the capital) in the middle of the desert that is not very convenient,i think they should move the capital to jeddah :D


the economic capital was jeddah then it was changed.

Nabatean/Roman temple remains, near Ruwafah, northeast of Yanbu.
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/54_342.jpg

Aslam Caravanserai: Pilgrim caravanserai at Wadi Aslam, near Duba, northwest Saudi Arabia; 18th century.
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/54_340.jpg

Quesaybah Dam, near Wadi Thanmud, 9th century age
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/54_339.jpg

Oldest Mosque in Saudi Arabia: Domat Al Jamdal in the Al Jawf area.
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/54_338.jpg

Medain Saleh: Nabatean tombs 200 BC to 200 AD
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Lion Tombs of 3,000 BC age at ancient Dedan, Al Ula, near Medain Saleh
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/54_335.jpg

Petroglyphs: taken at Hima, southwest Saudi Arabia
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A 9th century dam named Birqat Al Kharabah
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A well
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Hejaz Railway

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Interior courtyard with stairway and well, Juddah Station on the Hejaz Railway.

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Baday Station, near Mughayra, on the Hejaz Railway

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Site of one of Lawrence of Arabia's attacks.

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http://www.galen-frysinger.com/North%20Africa/hijaz01.jpg



Misc.
http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/74_502.jpg

http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/95_660.jpg

http://saudiembassy.net/Publications/MagWinter98/images/p4top.jpg


And of Course:

http://www.sunna.info/souwar/data/media/2/sunna_info_mecca-02.jpg

http://www.islamicfinder.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Madinah_5.jpg

http://www.al-islam.org/gallery/photos/ghare-hi.gif
Hira Cave, where Islam began

There are loads of historic sites in Saudi Arabia but they arent promoted. All of the ones above and many more. The present Saudi Arabia is also history in the making!

I think I should rename this thread as Saudi Pictures instead of Riyadh Pictures.

Roman temple in KSA i never knew that :dunno:

great pics!!!

that's nice. Funny to see african culture in saudi arabia.

Thanks for the pics. From my experience, and I've seen a lot of Saudi Arabia, it's a great country, very nice, a lot of variety, but people don't know much about it. It's not the friendliest touristic place in terms of laws and regulations but it certainly has a lot to offer.

Can someone rename this thread "Saudi Arabia Pictures". I'll post pics from all over saudi.

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Museum of Riyadh
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The 200 meter high Riyadh TV Tower

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http://www.igougo.com/photos/journal_photos/RiyadhIcecubeBldg420.jpg

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http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1538a6/

http://p.vtourist.com/1040508-Things_To_Do-Riyadh.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/1017396-Olaya_St_Riyadh-Riyadh.jpg

http://www.melsa.com.sa/images/PICTUR34.jpg

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http://www.fourseasons.com/image_library/RIY/RIY_014_320x400_web-large.jpg

Ahhhh... I just love Riaydh, the city in which I was born!

Cool collection, Riyadh is organized well, been there twice,

i have a question. why doesnt KSA spend any money on more skyscrapers and more density like dubai is??? it could attract some tourism. they dont have to build any clubs or bars or anything.

great pics and there is some great architecture! what are those skyscrapers used for, business or apartments????

i have a question. why doesnt KSA spend any money on more skyscrapers and more density like dubai is??? it could attract some tourism. they dont have to build any clubs or bars or anything.

I think one of the reasons they donot go for skyscrapers is that they have abundance of land available... so going vertical may not be a viable option for them.

I think one of the reasons they donot go for skyscrapers is that they have abundance of land available... so going vertical may not be a viable option for them.

The real reason is Saudi doesn't invest much of their cash in their own country, its usually sent abroad to NASDAQ and NYSE :lol:

Faisalia Tower and Kingdom Tower look fantastic

The real reason is Saudi doesn't invest much of their cash in their own country, its usually sent abroad to NASDAQ and NYSE :lol:

True but Saudi doesnt need Skyscrapers or tourism. If they wanted tourists, they would allow tourist visas and would promote their abundant historic places (look at the first page of this thread) like Madain Saleh.

Saudi doesnt need skyscrapers because almost all of the cash comes from industrial plants not financial centers.

Saudi has invested alot in their own country in terms of what their own people need not what foreigners like (that is what dubai is doing). Saudi has one of the best road networks in the world, all the infrastructure is there, etc. The government also spends alot on its people. Every single Saudi has access to the basic necessaties of life because the government subsidizes in food and provides good healthcare. People without jobs are given money and a place to live. What else do the people need besides freedom? Building skyscrapers is not practical expecially when you have a country which is as huge as Saudi. Saudi doesnt have many banks or other financial companies so why build skyscrapers when there is no demand. And no one in Saudi likes to live in apartments. People like villas.

Faisalia Tower and Kingdom Tower look fantastic


Yeah....They're amazing arent they..... Small but unique skyline. The view from Kingdom center's SKYBRIDGE is amazing. Fasaliah Tower is exactly in line with Kingdom center.

Yep, what about Riyadh's best shopping malls? it's been quite long time since i visited the capital about,,,, 13 yrs so much have changed already although even 13 yrs back Riyadh was just amazing,

I havent been to Riyadh for a while now but I've heard that there is a new mall opening every other day (well, not literally but there are a hell of a lot of malls in Riyadh)

It truly is the city that never sleeps. You have to check out the place to really appreciate what it has to offer.

Hey,

Why not starting a thread for '' Malls in Riyadh'' ?

Good Idea. But is there anyone here In Riyadh who could post us some pics? I havent been there for what seems like ages....

http://image.pegs.com/images/SW/HARUHALK/haruhalk_b1.jpg

InterContinental
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/asia/intercontinental-riyadh.jpg

Sheraton
http://images.worldres.com/property/a25000/25229/hotel.jpg

Four Seasons
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Rosewood Suites & Hotels

http://www.alfaisaliahhotel.com/i/photos/globe1.jpg

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http://www.alfaisaliahhotel.com/i/photos/rates1.jpg

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http://www.alfaisaliahhotel.com/i/photos/overview1.jpg

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http://us.ext1.yimg.com/leo/imgs/S/S68820/S68820_MEET_02_C.jpg

Fasaliah Mall

http://www.lmnarchitects.com/projects/retail_imgs/al_fais_lrg.jpg

http://www.melsa.com.sa/images/PICTUR41.jpg

http://www.melsa.com.sa/images/Escalators%20at%20Al%20faisaliah%20center,%20Riyadh.JPG

http://www.melsa.com.sa/images/PICTUR25.jpg

Fasaliah Mall (contd.)

http://photos5.flickr.com/5353310_03ddfd8e70.jpg

http://www.btinternet.com/~dafyddk/riyadh/images/previews/preview3.jpg

http://www.b****oup.com/images/uploaded/{A74663D1-D901-48AF-8648-

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http://www.btinternet.com/~dafyddk/riyadh/images/previews/preview7.jpg

VC, how many floors in each, Faisaliah and Kingdom?

Kingdom Center Mall

http://www.altoonporter.com/projects/international/kingdom_centre/_main.jpg

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http://www.kingdomcentre.com.sa/kc/shop/vtour/zoom-20.jpg

http://www.kingdomcentre.com.sa/kc/shop/vtour/zoom-4.jpg

Kingdom has 41 floors and is 300 meters.

Fasaliah has 44 floors and is 266.9 meters.

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/Big_Salam.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/fahad-ulaya-road--night1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/Kingdom/Manzar-ama.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/Kingdom/almarkaz.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/faisalyah1.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/airport--night1.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/king-fahad-libaray1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/furosiya1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/king-fahad--night1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/garden1.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/modernRiya/commerce-center1.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/KingAbdulA/daratt.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/KingAbdulA/sayartalmalikab.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/KingAbdulA/min17.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SakanAlkha/jawaya21.jpg

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http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/alhayaa1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/safarat-road22.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/jawya31.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/hadaeg-alhai.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/sahaa1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/SafaratDis/hadaeg1.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/Photos/WadiHanifa/ALI_3755.jpg

i like it:)

Can you put larger pictures please the city looks great and I would like to have some pictures of Riyadh as my background
Thanks for the pictures

Wow I didn't even know Riyadh looked so cool, I've always heard about Jeddah but rarely about Riyadh.

Cool pics though.

Riyadi..great job...can you post this thread on the " cityscapes and Skyline" photos section on the main page.

thanks

wow :eek2: im impressed

what riyadh needs=more highrise buildings(there are only two);cinemas;better roads....thats all

Well done Riyadhi! :)

Very nice pics and thanks for sharing them with us, Riyadh is a beautiful and attractive city (and my birth place too! :) ).

those are some really beautifull photos!!!!!

nice pictures!!

Beautiful!

Impressive pictures..could be larger in size thought.

Very nice - clean. I would like to visit. It looks better then what I've heard about the society. Considering I'm Jewish, I wouldn't be allowed to visit! That's what I've heard at least.

wow Impressive road's :rofl: three layre
pls large size image's ,i can't see the detail's :sly:

Awesome!!!!!!!!

wow Impressive road's :rofl: three layre
pls large size image's ,i can't see the detail's :sly:


you should come visit the US....there are 5 level/layer intersections in a lot of major cities.. :)

Great photo's, brought back alot of great memories. I was involved with both Al Faisaliah and Kingdom Centre and visited alot of the places in your photo's, thanks for posting. Peace on Earth.

ALL PIC'S BY JECHTMAN and awesomness will come back soooon!!

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What is the population of Riyadh?

What is the population of Riyadh?

Somewhere in the region of 4 million...


Very nice photos!

Its nice, clean wide road, nice modern building, but i heard its boring not like other places in saudi

Awesome cool beautiful city .

Somewhere in the region of 4 million...


Very nice photos!


Last I checked it was 5 million, estimated to hit 9 million by 2020.

Wow wow very beautiful Riyadh !! Well-ordered town with magnificent skyscrapers and oasis !! Luv luv Arabic countries !! Is King Khaled airport the world`s biggest ??

Wow wow very beautiful Riyadh !! Well-ordered town with magnificent skyscrapers and oasis !! Luv luv Arabic countries !! Is King Khaled airport the world`s biggest ??


Not anymore but it was the largest airport in the world for quite sometime. I don't know the details of it but i think the on in Hong Kong is larger.

Why this thread is not in the photos section?

^^
:naughty:

admin wake up

Awesome beauty!

UH-MAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!


BEAUTIFUL AND MODERN CITY!! I WANT TO GO SO BAD, BUT will they like me?

I am American..

^^hmm i don't think so,but in jeddah it's ok!!!

wow very old thread but nice thanks to vc15nets he work hard in that time:)

I am American..

I assure you that you need not worry about anything.

http://www.aramcoexpats.com/images/gallery/95_661.jpg

:nuts:
excuse me , what is this??
that stuff on the left looks like a doll plus an ancient alphabet.

There are a lot of rich people down in Riyadh and Jeddah, last time i went to them 2 cities I saw enough Lamborghini and BMW's especially in Jeddah!

^^ hahaha I think most of them are rented lol

^^ yeah most of them might be rented!

the mall

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/57de23ec1e.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

canada dry

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/f81f647e9b.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

old hotel

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/5df7d5a2d3.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

Street area dakna

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/1bec0bb880.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

Government building

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/74f4860361.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

The army of King Abdul Aziz

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/37da047af8.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)

nice pics of my city, thanx very much
I miss Riyadh, my city :(
by the way, I didn't know that there was Canada Dry in Saudi Arabia !!!!!!!

^ Isn't Canada Dry a non-alcoholic beverage? :S

Sdare, welcome to SSC. Are you Saudi?

Thank you for sharing the pictures riyadh.


old hotel

http://www.halaup.com/up/uploads/5df7d5a2d3.jpg (http://www.halaup.com/up)


What's a Kazino? or is that a Casino written in arabic??? In that case, Riyadh (or KSA) had Casinos? :S

yep it's casino but don't ask me about it:D

There used to be a casino in KSA?!? :uh: :eek:

^^
you can find every thing is Saudi :)

^ Isn't Canada Dry a non-alcoholic beverage? :S

Sdare, welcome to SSC. Are you Saudi?

yes, Canada dry is alcohol free

thanks :) and yeah Im Saudi from Sdare (150 km north of riyadh) but I lived all my life in Riyadh.
Now, Im in Canada for my bachelor degree :)

There is also a supermarket chain by the name of Casino here in france( and maybe other countries of europe too).

Could it be that? :dunno:

you are welcome

about riyadh Casino pic it is very old

so i Believe people that age do not know Casino means and thay think it means Hotel

Kingdom Center above the Sky...

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs24/f/2008/018/f/4/The_Kingdom_Tower_by_darkraider15.jpg

I found this pic on deviantart.com

King Fahed Road/highway
Courtesy of JohnConnell
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2325691119_f5b29faa30_b.jpg

OMG Kingdom picture awesome :eek:

^^Yea...for almost one week, when I used to leave home at 7:00 AM to go to school, I used to see the same view...really amazing!!

Thanks beirut guy... do you go to Najd school??

Photos from Flickr.com (march 2008)
Courtesy of Carcura

Centria Mall
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2367191046_d4d4598146_b.jpg

Kingdom Tower
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/2366349713_0329efdd0c_o.jpg

Faisalia Tower
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2366348845_955a31486c_o.jpg

The Globe
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2367183672_ccbf581557_b.jpg

Here are a few I took from Kingdom Center back in October 2007:

Olaya Street, you can also see the cement factory in the distance:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2379166251_b33234a61f_b.jpg

South-East view, you could see the Al-Rajhi mosque in the distance at the top-left:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2379164801_513da74bd1_b.jpg

South-west view, Al Anoud in the foreground and TV Tower in the background:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2379999452_69946a59df_b.jpg

West View. You can see the Royal Diwan, the KA conference center, the DQ, and the Mecca Highway extending into the horizon, and if you look closely you can see the top of the bridge behind the cranes:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2379162347_dc62ac852d_b.jpg

And finally, a direct south view, sorry for the quality:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2379161333_6b7edb2fe5_b.jpg

The Kingdom Tower is great! And of course, Riyadh & Saudi Arabia are also great :cheers: :)
Thanks for pics :okay:

From Flickr...
Courtesy of Abe WORLD
March 30 2008
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Courtesy of faraway pictures - Flickr.com
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You can see Al Wassil Tower U/C

City looks great and awesome! I want to visit it quite soon. But you know, I'm from Poland do I need to be afraid of something becouse of being European?

City looks great and awesome! I want to visit it quite soon. But you know, I'm from Poland do I need to be afraid of something becouse of being European?


Welcome to Saudi Arabia!

Please let us know your impressions after you made the visit.

City looks great and awesome! I want to visit it quite soon. But you know, I'm from Poland do I need to be afraid of something becouse of being European?

No. When I go to a mall on weekday mornings in Jeddah, I see a lot of Western expatriates/visitors shopping. There's a sizable Western community in Saudi Arabia. I believe the last estimate was 100,000 US and British citizens alone living in the country.

I'd like to see some more pictures...Its interesting...The bridge sorta looks cool...

But to tell u the truth i really don't like Saudi, or Riyadh...For a country with a quarter of the world's oil reserves, the capital is very unimpressive, almost embarassing...And the airport is SOOOOOOOO old fashioned...Must be ancient..

you need to fuckk of you ignorant peasant. I have passed through the Riyad airport several times during transit in the 1980's and it is one of the best airports i have been to, and i have been to many. The water fountain is superb and the lack of duty free and the riff raff that goes with is non existent and that is a goood thing. Where are you from B patriot??

Many thanks to all who posted the pictures of this great city, people who scoff at riyadh are definately jealous because they are from some poverty spec country and just envy what the saudi's got

you need to fuckk of you ignorant peasant. I have passed through the Riyad airport several times during transit in the 1980's and it is one of the best airports i have been to, and i have been to many. The water fountain is superb and the lack of duty free and the riff raff that goes with is non existent and that is a goood thing. Where are you from B patriot??

Many thanks to all who posted the pictures of this great city, people who scoff at riyadh are definately jealous because they are from some poverty spec country and just envy what the saudi's got

Thank you Mr Channel for your comments about Saudi Arabia…I imagine if Saudi Arabia accepts tourists many people would have got good impression about the Kingdom.

You are welcome Ata Saudi :)

King Fahd Road :
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs26/f/2008/157/4/f/City_Of_Riyadh____Saudi_Arabia_by_setokaiba89.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2008/030/8/d/Good_morning_Riyadh_by_Ibrahim_O.jpg
this one looks weird cuz of the HDR technique ( google it )

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/131/7/b/Riyadh_5_by_Ibrahim_O.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/212/9/b/Riyadh_Life_by_Ibrahim_O.jpg

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http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs29/f/2008/112/2/e/KING_FAHAD_STREET_by_Ibrahim_O.jpg



mine gate of KSU ( King Saud University ) , that's where i study :
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/202/c/d/K_S_U_by_Ibrahim_O.jpg

Riyadh International Airport aka King Khalid International Airport :
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/199/1/0/Riyadh_International_Airport_1_by_nashashash.jpg

a Panorama view :
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs16/i/2007/159/7/b/Panorama_by_Lonney.jpg


http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/202/b/e/Al_Faisaliah_Tower_by_paranoia123.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/273/1/e/KINGDOM_TOWER_by_jerishoots.jpg
Kingdom Centre in Riyadh is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia.
With a height of 302 m (992 ft), it is considered the 25th tallest building in the world.
Riyadh. Kingdom Centre was the winner of the 2002 Emporis Skyscraper Award, selected as the "best new skyscraper of the year for design and functionality".

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs18/i/2007/207/c/4/kingdom_tower_by_streetbob.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/274/1/c/Al_Faisaliah_Tower_by_jerishoots.jpg
Saudi Arabia's first skyscraper
267m high, the gently curving profile of the Faisaliah tower is visible from almost anywhere in the city of 5 million.
From a distance, the British-designed tower resembles the nib of a fountain pen.
It took three years to complete, and uses some unusual methods of combating the desert heat of more than 50°C (120°F).


http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/288/7/4/Al_Moallaq_Bridge_by_Amenoz.jpg
Al-Mo’allaq ( ENGLISH: the Suspended Bridge ) - Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

^^
@last pic.
was it a river?

no its a valley i think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAIAtoA0GOc

is this going to be real by any chance

no.... Riyadhis in the middle of the desert not next to the sea....... a river might be more possible..... probably flowing through the vally posted above.... cause according to islam... one of the signs to the nearing of the end is Arabia turning lush green, fair weather almost everywhere there will be greenery and a heck lot of trees ! and some rivers flowing through arabia... dont ask about the loctions its random..... lol

panorama view :
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/4535/riyadh2saudijb8.jpg

full size:
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1349/riyadh2saudiax4.th.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/my.php?image=riyadh2saudiax4.jpg)

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6940/riyadh1saudici2.jpg

do they have any buildings called as KING KHALID BUILDINGS

EXCELLENT PICS !!!:okay::okay: RIYADH-Truly Deserving To Be The Capital City Of A Great and Modern Country.

do they have any buildings called as KING KHALID BUILDINGS

you mean the Al Khaldiyah Towers .
http://wikimapia.org/407832/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9

King Khalid International Airport:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/253/4215823099zm9.jpg

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7140/4215823097aj9.jpg



top of Kingdom Tower :
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/935/dwf151022499jz8.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2898/dwf151022540iu0.jpg


King Fahd Stadium:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9349/4217346778iq9.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/100101.jpg

^^ NIce pics !:okay::okay: Thank You for Posting Them...

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6940/riyadh1saudici2.jpg
Very nice pic

by caesarpower (http://picasaweb.google.com/caesarpower)

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2006

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National History Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh Old Alley National History Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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National History Museum, Riyadh

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Mamoth, National History Museum, Riyadh

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( man, we need more skyscrapers :cry: )

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King Fahd Road, Riyadh

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Riyadh Musume :

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http://lh4.ggpht.com/_IfAsXEgx5Rg/Rh_Wafe3oqI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/hbI29aLPja4/s912/IMG_0479.JPG
( old Riyadh )

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IfAsXEgx5Rg/Rh_XIPe3osI/AAAAAAAAAIg/xBe_ijDM2FA/s912/IMG_0541.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_IfAsXEgx5Rg/Rh_XbPe3otI/AAAAAAAAAIo/n5d3op1ih8Q/s800/IMG_0566.JPG
( an old door of the Ka'ba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba) )

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/headers/2.jpg

^^

congrats for the beautiful riyadh banner! :cheers:

thx man and thx to saudi guy

^^ Congrats For the Riyadh banner!

muchas felicidades por su banner...! :applause:

congratulations on your banner...! :applause:

saludos desde Mexico...
greetings from Mexico...

^^Muchas gracias amigo!
Saludos desde el Libano :)

Riyadh banner was really great :cheers:

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Really a nice photo @jh1 - the tower in this photo looks awesome

http://www.friendsoflight.com/pp/data/505/210.jpg

i like it !

I love the way it distorts the clouds... cool!

http://www.friendsoflight.com/pp/data/505/210.jpg

Is any change someone to post a panorama of Riyadh, please? Thanks :)

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my second beautiful home miss u

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cant view your pics

Hello friends,
My name is Khurram and I was born in Riyadh. I spent all my teen years before moving to another country in 1996.
I miss my origin city very much and in this forum I see expert photographers with their excellent skills.
Can someone from you guys help me sustain my memories of Riyadh coz when I left we did not used to have digital cameras or mobile fones with cams?

I want specific memories of

1. Batha Souk - the market on the main road, some shops from outside if possible
2. Manfoha souk - The old abandoned mall in the center where only main attraction was Abu Hussain Bakala since the mall was not a commercial success. Also, some pix of the main road leading from this old mall to main Shaara Mutaar signal as there are shops and almost at the end after Saqaaf medical store just before the signal there used to be a turkish pizza shop, one pic of that plz.
3. Shoula Souk - pix from ground floor. It was my favorite mall.
4. Jarir Book Store in Olaya, I think. The main bookstore.

I know its too much to ask and there is lot of efforts involved but if any of you provide me these memories, I will be very, very grateful to you.
I love Riyadh and its memories help me live on my life.

Regards.

Do you have a problem to post a couple of photos of Riyadh? Thanks

What other ethnicities reside in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia, apart from Saudi Arabians?

Is it also true there are quite a lot of people from Iran who live in Saudi Arabia? But not recent immigrants, more like people who settled in Saudi from Iran like 100 years ago or something?

Is it also true there are quite a lot of people from Iran who live in Saudi Arabia? But not recent immigrants, more like people who settled in Saudi from Iran like 100 years ago or something?
Almost extremely few Iranians with iranian nationalities who live and work in saudi arabia, and there is no record about a mass immigrants 100 years ago or even before that, but we have Farsi’s with a saudi nationality all of them are sunnis and share the same last family name Al Farsi, the Farsi Ethnic group have been around since Salman Al Farsi arrival in Arabia, in the end there is no city, town or a village in saudi arabia who is known for having alot Iranians in it.

may i ask for a picture of olayan complex and the towers also the surrounding areas. i will be comming to riyadh soon and i am excited to see my new place.

from flicker :

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great pics, thanks jh1

http://www.image-uploader.com/files/o5sukze8xndd5ls8um11.jpg (http://www.image-uploader.com/)

Now that's amazing

cool pics!

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6017/08022010551copy.jpg
sorry for the bad quality ^^ ^^

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3116/315059321423.jpg

love towers both, and the airport

The recent photos night photos especially are indeed very nice

very good city

thaaaaaaaaaaanks


منتدى سعودي (http://www.al-s3odi.com/vb/)

http://www.image-uploader.com/files/lqh9oj5f28poyc9ir3vx.jpg (http://www.image-uploader.com/)

http://www.ada.gov.sa/ar/ADA/Content/Projects/PlanProjec/getdocument.aspx?f=/openshare/ar/ADA/Content/Projects/PlanProjec/aallwwaaddyy.doc_cvt.htm

that is an excellent map Riyadh Sun !
I was just down there this morning and it is beautiful ! , especially after the heavy rain of last night .
The ADA is doing a great job taking care of Riyadh .

http://www.arriyadh.com/ar/cgi-bin/booklet/?get=/Wadi%20Mashrooa2

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3844/picture5s.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6563/picture6f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3510394312_2a99680ec1.jpg
I got it from flicker , it's located in riyadh battha area . loooool

guy's vote 4 riyadh http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=banner&bannerday=20100118

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1291/ec1a76da71d0452ad0138e7.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4206/438172587934.jpg

http://www.arriyadh.com/ar/cgi-bin/booklet/?get=/Wadi%20Mashrooa2

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3844/picture5s.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6563/picture6f.jpg

I love geography of Riyadh, espeically the western areas of the city west of "diplomatic Quaters" area, the canyon there is amazing

wooohooo....:banana::banana:

a new riyadh banner.... :rock::nocrook:

^^ What ? Where ? When ?

i can see it on my system... ahh.. cant u see it... ???? ahh.. i guess u need to wait till its 12 midnite.. in saudi...

^^

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac138/nationalguard_ssc/riyadhbanner.jpg


COOL SSC-BANNER !:applause::applause::applause:

CONGRATS RIYADH!!!:applause::applause::applause:

Niice one..!
I can't say it's my favorite though

^^ I agree.

this one's my favorite Riyadh banner in SSC :

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac138/nationalguard_ssc/riyadh2.jpg

^^ Is the current one the fourth or third banner ?
Cos my favorite one I think was the first or the second - I really can't remember but it showed a very good skyline of the city.
The one you posted would be my second favorite ;)

^^ I tried searching in the banner archives (http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/index.php?page=banner&do=archive&search_country=SA), but it showed only 2 banners from Saudi Arabia, all from Riyadh ( The ones I posted ).
Maybe we should ask our dear Moderator ( Saudi guy ) regarding how many banners in SSC Saudi Arabia has.:)

http://www.aleqt.com/a/397144_106491.jpg

^^old pic.... bt a nice one

^ yup atleast 10 year old i think, i was in Riyadh last time in around 2001, it looked pretty similar to that pic

well I saw it yesterday on Al-eqtesadyah newspaper and i thought i'd share it here .
but apparently it's old

صور من وادى حنيفه

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/6232/wh01.jpg


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http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/6228/wh11.jpg

Amazing,
great pics and also great updater.

Wow, man this is great. If they can fill this with water then riyadh would have a river.:)

^
^
it used to be a river thousands of years a go ! .
hopefully "climate change" can bring it back to life ? :D

^^I can see here the old rivers and the big lake, but I can't see that there was a river in riyadh.. Maybe the map is wrong, or maybe it wasn't a major river :uh:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9407/56963542.jpg

^^ wow, thats cool.
Arabian Peninsula used to be like this and it will become like this again as prophet محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
(لا تقوم الساعة حتى تعود أرض العرب مروجاً وأنهاراً) [حديث صحيح].

Awesome....

^^I can see here the old rivers and the big lake, but I can't see that there was a river in riyadh.. Maybe the map is wrong, or maybe it wasn't a major river :uh:

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9407/56963542.jpg

It wasn't probobly a major river . River #1 seen in the map is the now famous Rumma Wadi وادي الرمة , it floods every 40 years or so .
NASA picture showing the last and most recent flood on Al-Qaseem area :
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7435/11uw0.jpg

http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/وادي_الرمة
كان آخر جريان للوادي في عام 1429هـ في بداية السادس من شهر ذو القعدة، حيث جرى من المدينة المنورة ووصل إلى حدود نفود الثويراتفي التاسع من شهر ذي القعدة عام 1429هـ.

Wadi Hanifa is not as big as Rummah , Rummah can be 5 km wide at cretin points - some even clam 8 km - while Hnifah ranges from 50-100 m only .

RIVERS IN ARABIA? See where two major rivers existed in the past, below:

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8265/92945514.jpg

Two major Arabian peninsula rivers that could start flowing again.

River #1 was 650 miles long, and averaged 5 miles wide and 50 feet deep along its entire length, was studied by Boston University scientist Farouk El-Baz in 1993. (DISCOVER, July 1993 "A river in the desert").

River #2, the Empty Quarter river and its associated lakes and marshlands, flowing through the southern Arabian peninsula, extrapolated from five sources:

Giant Lake, originally 100 meters deep (300 feet) can clearly be seen from Google Earth images.

(1.) A NASA Landsat composite of Saudi Arabia made by geology.com posted at http://geology.com/world/saudi-arabia-satellite-image.shtml , (2.) An article about Aramco geologist Hal McClure's thesis, in a 1989 issue of Aramco World, "Lakes of the Rub' al-Khali" http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198903/lakes.of.the.rub.al-khali.htm and
(3.) Ancient riverbed locations from Dr. Abdallah E. Dabbagh (et al) at King Fahd University in Dhahran, "Geologic and Hydrologic Studies of Saudi Arabia Under the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C) Science Plan" http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/ProgressReports0496/Dabbagh.Final.html
especially the "Figure 11 - Pleistocene drainage of Arabian Peninsula." http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/ProgressReports0496/gifs/dabbagh11.gif, (4.) Philby, H. St. John B. 1933 book "The Empty Quarter: Being a description of the Great South Desert of Arabia known as Rub' al Khali" (pub. Henry Holt & Co. NY) on his chapter "Forgotten Rivers" and finding river beds with fresh-water shells, and (5.) Google Earth images.

Basemap is from "The World" 1998 scale 1:30,000,000 at the equator, published by the Dept. of Defense, National Imagery and Mapping Agency



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The Empty Quarter's lake beds, according to McClure, are distributed down the middle length of the Rub' al-Khali" - a distance of some 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) and bones of hippopotamus, water buffalo and long-horned cattle, wild asses, wild goats or sheep, oryx, gazelle, and possibly camels and hartebeest, as well as fresh water clam shells, have been found in the ancient lake mud.

Written records exist, describing rivers in Arabia flowing in historic times. In 430 BCE, Herodotus in "The Histories" Book III mentions a "great river in Arabia, called the Corys". Later, the historian Strabo in 22 CE in "Geography" Book XVI tells about the Roman expedition in Arabia of Aelius Gallus arriving at a river in the middle of the desert, and describes the southwestern part of Arabia with enough rain in the summer to produce two crops a year, and reports that rivers were flowed into lakes.

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http://www.kingsaud.net/var/ks/storage/images/alwsatt/sswr/msaknh/alreadh/alttreq_almuwde_alaa_qssr_alnassreah/3021-1-ara-SA/alttreq_almuwde_alaa_qssr_alnassreah_lightbox.jpg
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http://s.alriyadh.com/2010/11/01/img/090069034152.jpg

بالله يا شباب ممكن اللي عندة صور لحلبة الريم

يحطها

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/Images/newsimages/3709/18-1.jpg

http://s.alriyadh.com/2010/11/25/img/311288813594.jpg

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http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4995/897190279197.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/897190279197.jpg/)

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The King Abdulaziz conferences center :

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http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4346/6567886.jpg

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^^ FINALLY !! I've been searching for decent pictures of the complex for ages now and I couldn't find anything really. jh1 - thank you, you're a savior! :applause:

Wow! I want to cry

^^ lol @ the responses :D
never knew when I wrote that post, that it'll touch so many hearts :lol:

Beautiful....:happy:

يا ليت فيه صور للقصر من الداخل

يا ليت فيه صور للقصر من الداخل

ما في امل :nuts: :nuts:

أعتقد أغلبنا شافه من داخل أيام آخر قمة عربية بالرياض

^^ القصر الجديد اللي على اليمين قبل قصر الملك عبدالعزيز للموتمرات

عليه اضاءة تتعب وانت تقول بطله

تتوقعون انه فندق لكبار الشخصيات والوفود ؟

أعتقد أغلبنا شافه من داخل أيام آخر قمة عربية بالرياض

ما شفت حاجة كي كو كا :lol:

امس وانا راجع البيت في المغرب فوق كوبري الخليج طالعت على جهت المملكة دييييم مره كان شكل الابراج فظيع
ان شاء الله اصور المنظر يوم من الايام :lol:

^^ القصر الجديد اللي على اليمين قبل قصر الملك عبدالعزيز للموتمرات

عليه اضاءة تتعب وانت تقول بطله

تتوقعون انه فندق لكبار الشخصيات والوفود ؟

ايوه ,
هوا سكن المفروض لكبار الوفود الي يحطري المؤتمرات في المركز
لكن يقولوا انه الملك استخسر انه مبنى زي هذا يصير فاضي طول الوقت الا في المؤتمرات الكبيره فقرروا تأجيره على احد الفنادق العالميه
هذا واللهو اعلم :)

^^ FINALLY !! I've been searching for decent pictures of the complex for ages now and I couldn't find anything really. jh1 - thank you, you're a savior! :applause:

yah me to i did a hard job to find single picture for it,
thanks jh1 a millions:)

ايوه ,
هوا سكن المفروض لكبار الوفود الي يحطري المؤتمرات في المركز
لكن يقولوا انه الملك استخسر انه مبنى زي هذا يصير فاضي طول الوقت الا في المؤتمرات الكبيره فقرروا تأجيره على احد الفنادق العالميه
هذا واللهو اعلم :)

هو من الواضح إنه سكن لكبار الشخصيات ، موقعه إستراتيجي و مناسب للدبلوماسيين ، بجانب حي السفارات و قصر المؤتمرات و كذلك قريب من مجلس الشورى وقصراليمامة وقصر الملك و ولي العهد .

ما أدري عن سالفة تأجيره لفندق صراحة ، ما أتوقع ، لأنهم كيف بيتصرفون لا جا مؤتمر أو قمة مفاجئة ، يطردون الناس من الفندق لأسباب أمنية ؟ ما تركب

yah me to i did a hard job to find single picture for it,
thanks jh1 a millions:)

no problem bro :)
I managed to find some pics of the interior, form the Arab summit that Mesch mentioned :


http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/3770/arabsum01.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1561/arabsum02.jpg
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/466/arabsum03.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4070/arabsum04.jpg
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4160/arabsum05.jpg
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/6743/arabsum06.jpg

no problem bro :)
I managed to find some pics of the interior, form the Arab summit that Mesch mentioned :


http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/3770/arabsum01.jpg


:lol: :lol: انا تعبت مع دي الصورة

^^ القصر توحفه معماريه

^^ القصر توحفه معماريه

without waw :nuts:
tryin to be funny :lol:

^^ من باب الاعجاب

^^ من باب الاعجاب

yup yup sometimes I wrote Too7fah just like you :lol:

http://s.alriyadh.com/2010/12/03/img/250045308162.jpg

^^ beautifull...

Awesome....:okay:

1UxdeiZrC7U
thanx to Saudi guy for helping
i found this video
and i like it and i want to share it with you guy's
i hope you like it

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Mashallah...very beautiful

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u can see at the far end KAFD towers

جميله لكن قديمه حبتين

طيب اذا هيا قديمة ليش ما نزلتها
والله الصورة مررررره خطيرة يا ريت لو نشوف زي دي الصورة بس جديدة

Superb shot...:applause:

واااو يالله

وربي رووووعة ماشاء الله وش هالشموخ يالرياض

فديتك

وبعدين الصورة فعلا قديمة برج المنجم طالع فيها باقي ماخلصوهـ وأن شاء الله إذا أنتهوو من برج حمد راح يغطي على برج الوصيل في الشكل والمضمون مو ؟

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7194/dsc0044hr.jpg

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/9834/dsc0038t.jpg

where's that last one 3baaad?

it's Panorama mall in Al-Tahliah Street cross Al-Takhassusi Street

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Very nice pics...

@Naif-
Which road is that in the pic by Abdullah in the left bootom corner.

@Naif-
Which road is that in the pic by Abdullah in the left bootom corner.

:)
I guess it is on Makkah road, Not sure

Very nice pic's! :) I just don't like all the American cars you guys drive. :nuts::lol:

it's Panorama mall in Al-Tahliah Street cross Al-Takhassusi Street

Ah yes recognise it now. There's a Trader Vics there.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7654/img00003201106301639.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/135/img00003201106301639.jpg/)

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Nice pics...

http://s.alriyadh.com/2011/07/14/img/047544658237.jpg

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Very nice pics....:okay:

^^
great pictures ,,

but how come almost all the photos are from central Riyadh , the city is to massive to be limited in KFR ,,
when i came back i'll try to take some photos from my district , and other districts i visit ,,,

http://s.alriyadh.com/2011/07/20/img/274100228359.jpg

http://www.mrsa4.com/wp-content/uploads/riyadh_12.jpg

http://www.latifography.net/gallery/data/media/3/Riyadh_HDR.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/1330893543_90957e171c.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/18799075.jpg

Nice and wonderful city,butneed some gardens and trees no?

^^ Yes indeed.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1145676387_1667537b47.jpg

http://arabiclenses.com/gallary/data/2/DSssC3417.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4939302099_cbd8549aeb.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4453788673_53bfd6e473_o.jpg


http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/47529618.jpg


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http://www.3yon3.net/up/uploads/images/domain-d6f1c863e4.jpg

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http://s.alriyadh.com/2011/07/28/img/579623854182.jpg

القصر الأحمر.. يقع جنوب مركز الملك عبدالعزيز التاريخي شمال حديقة الفوطة، ويعود هذا القصر إلى الملك سعود رحمه الله حيث بناه له والده الملك عبدالعزيز - طيب الله ثراه- عام 1962م تقريباً. ويتميز القصر بطرازه المختلف ولونه المائل إلى الحمرة ولذلك سمي بالقصر الأحمر. وتقوم الهيئة العليا لتطوير مدينة الرياض على تحويل القصر إلى متحف لمدينة الرياض، بحيث يمثل مركزاً متكاملاً يحكي الجوانب الثقافية والتراثية والتاريخية للمدينة، ويوثق المراحل التي مرت بها المدينة خلال فترة تطورها عبر الزمن وحتى العصر الحالي، مع الاهتمام بالرؤية المستقبلية لما ستكون عليه العاصمة.

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