The park will be at a strategic location in the heart of Riyadh, linked to six main roads and highways. It will be connected to King Abdulaziz Public Transit Network through 5 metro stations on green line and 10 Bus stations of Riyadh Bus Network. The multiple links make KSP easy-to-access from almost every part of the city.

King Salman Park will be the biggest city parks in the world covering more than 13 square kilometers (13 times the size of Gardens by the bay in Singapore, 5 times the size of Hyde Park in London, 4 times the size of Central Park in New York).

It will combine a wide variety of activities including environmental, cultural, recreational and sports projects. It will significantly contribute to changing and improving the lifestyle of all Riyadh residents and will include buildings and facilities such as: the Royal Art Complex, a National Theater, an Opera House, Art Academies, as well as Museums and Galleries. The park will also have extensive green areas, open squares, sports compounds and an 18-hole Royal Golf course. To compliment these amenities, private investors will be stimulated to build recreational, residential, commercial, business and hotel facilities.

Vision

To provide a rich variety of options in sports, culture, art, entertainment for Riyadh citizens and visitors. The park will contribute to improving the quality of life in city in alignment with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and will raise Riyadh’s ranking significantly in the top 100 cities of the world.

Main Elements Environmental Elements

Green areas and open spaces of more than 9.3 million square meters; Various gardens of more than 400,000 square meters; A Circular pathway for pedestrians of 7.2 km; A valley area of over 800,000 square meters; Various water features which total over 300,000 square meters.

Royal Art Complex

Placed on land of more than 400,000 square meters including the following:

A National Theater (2500 seat capacity); 5 Museums of different sizes; An Outdoor Theater (capacity of 8000 viewers); 3 Movie Theaters; 4 Art Academies and 1 Educational Cultural Center for Children.

Cultural Facilities

7 different museums including the following: Aviation Museum, Astronomy and Space Museums, Science Museum, Forest Museum, Virtual Reality Museum, Architectural Museum. Events Squares of 40,000 square meters. Artworks and Landmarks.

Sports Facilities

850,000 square meter Royal Golf Course; 50,000 square meters of sports courts; Virtual Reality Courts; A Sky Diving center; An Equestrian center and Running and Biking routes.

Visitor Center

Considered as environmental and cultural center covering 80,000 square meters, it will have interactive shows about the park, multi-function halls, meeting rooms, a seedlings nurseries, coffee shops and restaurants.

Housing, Hospitality and Business

Residential compounds of 1.6 million square meters that will enable the construction of 12,000 different residential units: 16 Hotels covering 194,000 square meters that will allow 2,300 hotel rooms; 500,000 square meters of retail space and 600.000 square meters of office compounds

Public Facilities

Mosques, security, health care, educational and social centers, public libraries. Car parking buildings of 280,000 square meters with main roads, service roads and pedestrians pathways. — SG