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Qaṣr Al-Shamsīyya
Qaṣr al-Shamsīyya ( ar, قصرالشمسية, Qaṣr al-Shamsīyya) was a palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was built for Princess Nura bint ʿAbd al-Raḥman (1875–1950), the elder sister of King ʾAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Saud. The palace was north of the old town, not far from the Murabba Palace. Among the distinguished female visitors to the palace was Violet Dickson, the wife of H. R. P. Dickson. In his Riyadh map in ''The Arab of the Desert'', Dickson referred to the palace as Qasr Nura, a name found often in other maps and documents.As in Peter Harrigan, ''Riyadh: Oasis of Heritage and Vision'' (Riyadh: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, ( 013?) The building stood near the Riyadh Water Tower Riyadh Water Tower (), locally known as Burj al-Khazzaan () or simply al-Khazzaan (), is a 61-meters tall conical-shaped cylindrical water tower and a prominent cultural landmark in the al-Futah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by .... By the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. It is the largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million tourists each year, making it the forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.6 million people in 2019, making it the most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, 3rd most populous in the Middle East, and 38th most populous in Asia. The first mentioning of the city by the name ''Riyadh'' was in 1590, by an early Arab chronicler. In 1737, Deham Ibn Dawwas, who was from the neighboring Manfuha, settled in and took control of the city. Deham built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern-day Saudi Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najdi Architecture
Najdi architecture () is a vernacular architecture indigenous to the Najd region of modern-day Saudi Arabia. The style flourished roughly between 13th and 18th centuries and is known for its desert adaptive urban patterns with low-contour earth-structured mudbrick buildings that are characterized by elements such as triangular or rectangular openings (''furjat'') and battlements (''shurfat'') as well as peepholes projecting outward from the main facade (''tarma''). The presence of a central courtyard and open spaces also forms a distinct part of the architectural style. The influence of Najdi style can be felt in neighboring regions, such as Kuwait and inland Qatar. Construction method One of the most common types of construction in the Najd was the use of clay and mudbrick as well as other materials including stones, tamarisk and palm trees. Given the scarce availability of stones and different varieties of trees suitable for construction, the buildings were built with mud or su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaṣr Al-Shamsīyya
Qaṣr al-Shamsīyya ( ar, قصرالشمسية, Qaṣr al-Shamsīyya) was a palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was built for Princess Nura bint ʿAbd al-Raḥman (1875–1950), the elder sister of King ʾAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Saud. The palace was north of the old town, not far from the Murabba Palace. Among the distinguished female visitors to the palace was Violet Dickson, the wife of H. R. P. Dickson. In his Riyadh map in ''The Arab of the Desert'', Dickson referred to the palace as Qasr Nura, a name found often in other maps and documents.As in Peter Harrigan, ''Riyadh: Oasis of Heritage and Vision'' (Riyadh: High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, ( 013?) The building stood near the Riyadh Water Tower Riyadh Water Tower (), locally known as Burj al-Khazzaan () or simply al-Khazzaan (), is a 61-meters tall conical-shaped cylindrical water tower and a prominent cultural landmark in the al-Futah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by .... By the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noura Bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud
Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, نورة بنت عبد الرحمن آل سعود ''Noura bint ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd''; 1875 – July 1950) was the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal, Emir of Nejd, and the elder sister and adviser of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. Madawi Al Rasheed argues that she is the first example of Saudi royal women who are introduced to support the view of the progressive royalty. Early life Noura was born in Riyadh in 1875. She was the eldest daughter of Abdul Rahman bin Faisal bin Turki and full sister of Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman, who would establish the modern Saudi Arabia and rule as its first king. Noura's other full siblings included Faisal, Bazza, Haya and Saad. Their mother was a member of the Sudairi family, Sara bint Ahmed, who died in 1908 or in 1910. Noura's maternal grandmother was Hessa bint Muhanna bin Saleh Al Nuwairan. Noura also had a number of half-siblings from her father's other marriages, including Muha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibn Saud
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted as 1875, although a few sources give it as 1880. According to British author Robert Lacey's book ''The Kingdom'', a leading Saudi historian found records that show Ibn Saud in 1891 greeting an important tribal delegation. The historian reasoned that a 10 or 11-year-old child (as given by the 1880 birth date) would have been too young to be allowed to greet such a delegation, while an adolescent of 15 or 16 (as given by the 1875 date) would likely have been allowed. When Lacey interviewed one of Ibn Saud's sons prior to writing the book, the son recalled that his father often laughed at records showing his birth date to be 1880. Ibn Saud's response to such records was reportedly that "I swallowed four years of my life." p. 561" – 9 Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murabba Palace
The Murabba Palace (Arabic: Qasr al Murabba; the Square Palace) is one of the historic buildings in Al Murabba, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The palace is the first building that was erected outside the walls of the old city. It was named after its square with the form of . It is one of the museums in the city. History The palace was built by King Abdulaziz outside Riyadh, being the first major expansion of the city in the twentieth century. Construction was started in 1936 and partly finalized in 1938. It was fully completed in 1945. The construction was supervised by builder Ibn Qabba, but the King also personally involved in the construction process. The palace was intended to be a family residence and court for the king. With the construction of the palace three novel technologies were introduced to the Saudi society: the use of the automobiles as means of transportation, electricity by means of generators and water closets with drainage systems. In order to connect the palace with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Dickson
Hajjiyah Dame Violet Penelope Dickson, Order of the British Empire, DBE (née Lucas-Calcraft; 3 September 1896 – 4 January 1991) was the wife of United Kingdom, British colonial administrator H. R. P. Dickson. She lived in Kuwait for 61 years, half of them as a widow, and published several books on the country. She was a keen amateur botany, botanist and had a plant, ''Horwoodia dicksoniae'', named in her honour. Biography Violet Penelope Lucas-Calcraft was born in Gautby, Lincolnshire, England. Her father was Neville Lucas-Calcraft, a land agent. The 1900 census shows the family were living in Moat House, Gautby: the house was owned by Robert Charles de Gray Vyner, for whom Violet's father worked. She met her husband, Harold Dickson (1881 – 1959), in Marseilles, France, shortly after the end of World War I, where she was working in a bank. She travelled out to meet him in British Raj, India, where he was stationed and where they were married. Shortly afterwards he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh Water Tower
Riyadh Water Tower (), locally known as Burj al-Khazzaan () or simply al-Khazzaan (), is a 61-meters tall conical-shaped cylindrical water tower and a prominent cultural landmark in the al-Futah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Designed by Swedish architect Sune Lindström and modeled after the Svampen water tower in Örebro, Sweden, it was the tallest structure in the country at the time of its inauguration in 1971. The water tower later got encircled by the al-Watan Park and became part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre in 1999. The famous Khazan Street in the city is named after the water tower. Overview and background As Riyadh underwent unprecedented expansion and modernization during the 1960s and 1970s, the city lacked a water-supply network to fulfil the needs of its residents. The then Saudi government led by King Faisal tasked the agriculture ministry to come up with a solution by constructing a water tower. The ministry later gave the project to a S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaces In Saudi Arabia
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification, whereas a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
