National Museum Park | |
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حديقة المتحف الوطني | |
Location | King Saud Road, Al Murabba, Riyadh 12631, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°38′41″N 46°42′36″E / 24.6448°N 46.7100°E |
Area | 5 acres |
Established | 1999 |
Administered by | Riyadh Municipality |
The National Museum Park (Arabic: حديقة المتحف الوطني) is an umbrella term used for the agglomeration of 5 out of 8 municipal parks and gardens[1] in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, namely al-Haras, al-Soor, al-Wadi, al-Jisr and al-Madi[2][3][4][5] that adjoin the Murabba Palace compound and the premises of National Museum as well as the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives in northern section of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.[6][7][8][9][10]
They are a popular tourist attraction[11] among locals as an outdoor recreational spot and gets flocked mostly by families during weekends.[12] It was inaugurated in 1999 following the unveiling of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center by King Fahd to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Riyadh in 1902 and the subsequent establishment of the Emirate of Riyadh by Abdulaziz ibn Saud that set the prelude to the unification of Saudi Arabia almost thirty years later in 1932.