Al Ma'dhar Palace

Al Ma'dhar Palace
قصر المعذر
Alternative namesKing Faisal Palace
General information
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Opened22 May 1952; 72 years ago (22 May 1952)
ClientFaisal bin Abdulaziz

Al-Ma'dhar Palace (Arabic: قصر المعذر), also known as King Faisal Palace (Arabic: قصر الملك فيصل), is a historic palace in the al-Ma'dhar neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located within the precincts of Alfaisal University.[1][2] Built in 1952 by Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz,[3][4][5][6] the palace has received several foreign dignitaries and head of states around the 1970s[7] besides being a witness to various matters involving Saudi Arabia at bilateral and regional levels such as the al-Wadiah War of 1969 and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.[8][9] In 2024, the Saudi government approved plans to transform the palace into a museum.

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