Murabba Historical Palace
Mud-brick royal court and residence of the kingdom's founder, built around a two-storey courtyard.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to Murabba Historical Palace in Riyadh is about King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, and the mud-brick court he built beyond the old city walls in the late nineteen-thirties. It follows the Najdi builders, the American oil technicians who wired the place, and the decrees and first laws that came out of these rooms. Best heard standing in the central courtyard, looking up at the painted beams.
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