Al Masmak Palace Museum

Also called the Palace Museum, it is a fortress with a monument at the door, engraved with the name of the castle warriors. It displays the items of the fortress's life and combat, as well as portraits of successive kings, recording the history of the Saudi statehood.

Very good place, the works here are lingering and worth recommending.

I went there a few years ago and I have a chance to see it again.

The fortress of Smark has been transformed into a museum, once a symbol of the ancient Saudi royal power, the Masmark fortress is located on the southern outskirts of Riyadh City, 23 kilometers from Riyadh Airport, built in 1865, in Arabic, means "high and thick buildings", hundreds of years ago, It is indeed a strong fortress. It was a symbol of the ancient Saudi royal power for a long time and the origin of the modern Saudi family regime, and is now transformed into a museum of history and culture. The museum is free to the public, with detailed descriptions of the Kingdom's origins and changes. In this ancient building, it seems to witness the rise and fall of a kingdom. The exhibitions are well-marked in Arabic and English and clearly illustrate how King Abdulaziz carried out decades of military and political operations to unify the peninsula's tribes and eventually become Saudi Arabia. We came here to see a few artifacts that exist here, which, although not eye-catching, are all very important for Saudi history. Generally speaking, Friday is the rest day of Saudi Arabia, so on Friday, people will be a little more, from the appearance into the inside, most of them through pure mud and wooden structure built buildings, can last a hundred years, can not be said to be not a miracle. Most of the items on display are modern items such as gunpowder guns, which were all used by Saudi Arabia in the past during war and independence. There are ordinary soldiers used, there are generals used, each marked the source and name of the weapon, a large part of the existing cultural relics in addition to the physical objects is photos or paintings, these occupy a large proportion, the reason is likely because there are not many cultural relics left, Many artifacts have been destroyed in war and at different stages of history. Tickets are free and casually visited during the specified time, possibly for the purpose of promoting Arab culture, allowing visitors to take casual photos, which is rare in the conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a people on camels' backs, there are many relics about camels, from which we can see the story of the Saudis who have relied on camels for a long time to live in the desert. Similarly, there are some ancient living utensils here, Arabian machetes, which also retain a glance at the ancient well, it is incredible that there is water in the depth of 7 or 8 meters, which is quite valuable in the desert area. You know, this castle wall is 18 inches (46 cm) thick, to a large extent feel military significance more than other, although it was once also a palace, but it is not imagined luxury. But now it seems that the shabby palace has become the past, and now Saudi Arabia has a luxury building like the King's Mansion standing in the desert, known as the wonders of the world's architectural history, and these are also realized on the basis of these ancient buildings in the past. After reading this museum, there will be some understanding of countries like Saudi Arabia. Don't you know that you have seen such a palace?