A rendering of the Royal Arts Complex, which will be located in Riyadh's King Salman Park. All photos: Royal Commission for Riyadh City
King Salman Park is projected to become the world’s biggest urban park.
The park will cover an area of more than 16 square kilometres.
It will be known as Riyadh’s “green lung”.
The park aims to boost the global ranking of Riyadh among the “world’s top liveable cities”.
A rendering of the western entrance plaza of King Salman Park.
A rendering of the Plant Museum.
King Salman Park will have about one million trees and various sporting areas.
There will be more than 11 square kilometres of open spaces.
A rendering of the Royal Arts Complex.
A circular pedestrian walkway of up to of 7.2 kilometres will run through the park.
Construction of the Royal Arts Complex began on Wednesday.
The park will be home to a range of cultural facilities.
The development is part of Vision 2030, among several other gigaprojects that aim to help diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy and reduce its dependence on oil.
A view of what the park project aims to look like.
The King Salman Park project was launched in 2019.
