A R E A M A LOTA I B I

ARCHITECTURE
OF ARABIAN
REGION
MASMAK FORT

AL-MASMAK FORT, ALSO KNOWN AS

AL-MASMAK PALACE, IS A BRICK-AND-
CLAY FORT NEAR AL-DIR'AH, RIYADH.
MAKTOUM, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1865
FOR PRINCE ABDUL RAHMAN BIN
SULEIMAN AL-DABAAN UNDER THE
EMIRATE OF JEBEL SHAMMAR,
PLAYED PART IN THE UNIFICATION OF
SAUDI ARABIA, AND IS THE SCENE OF
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, THE
BATTLE OF RIYADH.
H I S TO RY : It was built in 1895 by order of Prince
Abdul Rahman bin Dabaan when he
assumed the Emirate of Riyadh during the
days of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ali
Al-Rashid. Al-Masmak is located in the
northeastern corner of the old Riyadh,
near the old wall, and is now located in

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the Deira district. Al-Masmak was the
scene of the Battle of the Conquest of
Riyadh, in which Abdulaziz Al Saud
regained the city of Riyadh for his Al Saud
family from Al Rashid in 1902 AD.

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GEOGRAPHICAL
L O C AT I O N

AL-MASMAK PALACE IS ONE OF THE ANCIENT PALACES

LOCATED IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA,
SPECIFICALLY IN THE CENTER OF THE SPORTS CITY, THE
CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM. IT IS A LARGE FORTRESS
BUILT OF CLAY BRICKS, KNOWN AS MUD BRICKS. AL-

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MASMAK WAS LOCATED IN THE PAST IN THE
NORTHEAST OF THE OLD CITY OF RIYADH, NEAR THE
WALL, BUT NOW IT IS LOCATED IN... DEIRA
NEIGHBORHOOD.

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THE HISTORICAL
ERAS

•This palace is a palace built of mud brick and is located in the

middle of the capital, Riyadh. At the beginning of its
construction, this palace was the scene of the Battle of Conquest

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of Riyadh, which was between the House of Saud and the House
of Rashid. The House of Saud was victorious in this battle, and
traces of spears are still present on this palace until now.

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THE MOST
PROMINENT
ARCHITECTURAL
F E AT U R E S
For the aesthetic and decorative elements,
architectural teachers have innovated in the
past in the external and internal aesthetic and
decorative elements. We find that in external

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decorations, reliance was placed on the
distribution of triangular and rectangular
openings and making configurations of them
in the internal facades of rooms overlooking
the roofs or internal courtyards, and
decorative work for the external facades in
addition to the work of balconies in top walls.

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SELECTING SAMPLES AND
TA L K I N G A B O U T T H E M I N
C O M PA R AT I V E
Al Murabba Palace is
similar to Al Masmak
Palace, but with a newer
design

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 FLOOR PLANS AND
MASMAK FORT
P E R S P E C T I V E S
ALMURABA
PA L A C E

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CONCLUSION

In this research, I learned about

ancient buildings and designs in my
country

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