King Fahad Cultural Centre
About the place
- Country : Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
- Address : Al-Rafiah, Riyadh 12752, Saudi Arabia
- Category : Cultural Centers
King Fahad Cultural Centre
Overview:
The center is located on the western side of Riyadh on the eastern edge of Hanifa valley. The total area of the center is 100 thousand square meters.
Next to the building there are parking lots that can park up to 1000 cars.There are also natural rocks, beautiful plants and fountains.
The center has two entrances: The VIP entrance which leads to the rest of the halls, and the normal entrance and leads to the main lobby.
King Fahad Cultural Centre:
Studio Hall: It is an integrated studio, with all the necessary equipment and consists of seven fixed and mobile cameras so that it can air any occasion from the various halls of the Center in a live broadcast.
Side halls: They are uses as workshops for a variety of purposes.
Library: It is equipped with indirect lighting and comfortable seating; it can accommodate 80 readers at a time, hosting 30,000 books.
Museum: It is in the second story; the museum displays some heritage models of the history of civilizations and successive countries on the Arabian Peninsula, especially Islamic era such as the early Islamic era, the Umayyad and Abbasid periods.
Fine Arts Gallery: It is a wide hall consists of many sections. The design allows visitors to move easily while hosting exhibitions and art events.
The Royal Suite: The center also has a number of VIP halls, distributed around the building. They are prepared and equipped to receive the guests of the center during official events and visits.
Planetarium: It is a building that resembles the natural planetarium and has a diameter of eighteen meters, with a capacity of 208 seats inside. The hall hosts various presentations about astronomy and space.
Auditorium: Located on the eastern side of the lobby, it can accommodate 350 people. This hall also hosts women's events; it can be connected with other halls.
Seminar hall: It is on the first story, and it can host eight cranes used for hanging decorations and events equipment.
The main concert hall: It is one of the distinctive halls worldwide, for its great facilities and technical capacities.
The main lobby: It has been created to host book fairs, galleries of visual arts, exhibitions and events. It also houses some rest areas for the visitors.
Resources
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