Murabba Palace

Murabba Palace
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General information
Architectural styleNajdi architecture
Town or cityRiyadh
CountrySaudi Arabia
Coordinates24°38′47″N 46°42′33″E / 24.6465°N 46.7093°E / 24.6465; 46.7093
Construction started1936
Completed1938
ClientKing Abdulaziz
Technical details
Size9,844.64 m2
Design and construction
EngineerIbn Qabba

Murabba Palace (Arabic: قصر المربّع Qaṣr al Murabbaʿ; literally the 'Square Palace') is a historic palace in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. One of the first buildings erected outside the walls of the old city,[1] it served as the official workplace and main residence of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud from 1938 until his death in 1953. It is named after its square with the form of 400 by 400 metres (1,300 by 1,300 ft).[2] The palace was transformed into a museum and opened to the general public in 1999.

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