Qaṣr Al-ʿĀmir Fayṣal Bin Saʿad
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Qaṣr al-ʿĀmir Fayṣal bin Saʿad ( ar, قصر الأمير فيصل بن سعد, Qaṣr al-ʿĀmir Fayṣal bin Saʿad) was a palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was built for Fayṣal bin Saʿad, the son of Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, the latter a brother of King 'Abd al-'Aziz
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 ...
. Fayṣal bin Saʿad married three daughters of King 'Abd al-'Aziz
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 ...
: Sara bint Abdulaziz Al Saud,
Qumash bint Abdulaziz Al Saud Qumash bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1927 – 26 September 2011) was a member of the Saudi royal family. She was one of the children of King Abdulaziz and Shahida, an Armenian woman. Her mother was of Christian origin and died in 1938. Qumash was the f ...
and Nura bint Abdulaziz Al Saud. The palace was located in palm gardens north of the old town, directly adjacent to
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 pala ...
. The building has been demolished and replaced by the
King Abdulaziz Public Library King Abdulaziz Public Library (KAPL) ( ar, مكتبة الملك عبد العزيز العامة) is a public library in Al Fouta, al-Fouta, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to King Abdulaziz Auditorium and Al Watan Park, al-Watan Park. Est ...
and the General Court. The location is next to 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 ...
. Gerald de Gaury, who was in Riyadh in the 1930s, illustrated the palace in his book ''Arabia Phoenix''.Gerald de Gaury, ''Arabia Phoenix'' (London: George G. Harrop & Co: 1949), plate following p. 64.


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