The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched Vision 2030 to resemble a complete transformation in the various sectors of the Kingdom and aims to achieve sustainability in it, in a way that will benefit the lives of citizens and diversify the forms of the economy and social development. This vision includes efforts to develop public services and infrastructure, which includes a plan to develop green spaces and improve… Exploiting it, and among the projects announced in this regard is King Salman Park in the Saudi capital, which provides a beautiful healthy environment for visitors and residents alike, to be one of the largest lush parks in the capital, and to have an important role in promoting tourism. Because it attracts visitors with its tourism potential.
Opening date of King Salman Park
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The project was inaugurated by King Salman, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on March 19, 2019, corresponding to Rajab 12, 1440 AH. However, the opening date has not yet been determined, but the company responsible for implementing the project has expressed that construction work can be completed in the coming year 2027. .
King Salman Park project plan
The goal of establishing the park was to be one of the largest parks in Riyadh. Below are some details about its establishment project:
- It is built on an area exceeding 16 square kilometers.
- Various types of activities are offered to visitors.
- It includes more than a million trees.
- It has open courtyards on an area exceeding 11.6 square kilometers.
- It contains a circular pedestrian path with a length of 7.2 km.
- It contains the Royal Arts Complex.
- It includes the National Theater, which has a capacity of 2,500 seats.
- It has 5 closed theaters of different sizes, in addition to 4 arts academies.
- It contains an educational center to develop children’s talents.
- Not to mention a cinema complex containing 3 halls.
- It also has an outdoor stage that can seat up to 8,000 viewers.
- In the middle of the park is the valley area, which has an area of 800,000 square metres, and some artistic icons and water features that reach 300,000 square metres.
- It is distinguished by the Islamic style.
- It contains vertical gardens and an agricultural maze.
- It has a butterfly and bird sanctuary.
- It is distinguished by its pivotal location in Riyadh, as it is connected to a number of main roads.
- Among its cultural facilities is that it contains celebration squares on an area of 40,000 square metres.
- It also contains 7 museums: the Architecture Museum, the Virtual Reality Museum, the Botanical Museum, the Science Museum, the Aviation Museum, and the Space and Astronomy Museum.
- In addition, the park contains an equestrian center, a balloon and skydiving center, and a sports complex extending over an area of 50,000 square meters.
- Not to mention that it contains virtual reality courts and the Royal Golf Course on an area of 850,000 square metres.
- The park has a running and cycling track.
- It also contains a water park on an area of 140,000 square metres.
- It also contains an entertainment area with an area of 100,000 square metres.
- The park has a family entertainment center and a viewing bridge.
- The park has a visitor center on an area of 80,000 square meters that includes interactive exhibits and multi-purpose halls.
- It also has food and drink outlets, open areas, and nurseries of various trees and plants.
Service facilities in King Salman Park
In addition to providing a range of integrated sports and recreational activities, the park was able to provide a number of service facilities, to make tourists’ visits to it more comprehensive, as follows:
- A group of mosques.
- Health centers.
- 16 hotels including 2,300 units.
- Security centers.
- Social centers.
- Office building complexes on an area of 600 thousand square meters.
- Educational centers.
- Commercial spaces for cafes and restaurants.
- Public libraries.
- Car parking on an area of 280 thousand square meters.
- Pedestrian paths.
- Residential building complexes to provide 12 thousand housing units.
- Main and local roads.
Objectives of the King Salman Park project
The park project was launched to achieve a set of goals that were announced as follows:
- To be an ideal destination to increase recreational, cultural and sporting activities in Saudi society.
- Increase contribution to enhancing vegetation cover in the Kingdom.
- It increases the per capita share of green spaces.
- It has a positive role in climate and environmental quality.
- It works to develop infrastructure and preserve the natural environment.
- Achieve sustainable development goals.
- Improves the quality of life of citizens.
- Preserves the natural environment.
- Enhances domestic tourism.
- Not to mention that it is a center of inspiration for artists and creative people.
- So that it becomes more like a green oasis in the heart of the capital.
- To be able to enrich the social environment.
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2024-04-05 18:56:02
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