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19-OCT-2013

King Abdulaziz International Conference Center

On our first trip out of the Diplomatic Quarter, we passed by this building and the driver said it was the "Saudi Parliament." Great, I thought, impressive building! So a week later, we found a lookout in the DQ from which I got a good view and was ready to post the picture when I decided maybe I’d look it up to get some information to link to. Much to my surprise, the Consultative Assembly (Majlis as-Shura) building didn’t look anything like this!

It turns out that this is a conference center, and the Shura building is the dome to the left of it.

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Pierre19-Mar-2018 15:13
Une très belle photo de cette immense complexe et de son bel aménagement! V
borisalex30-Mar-2014 13:00
Like in "One Thousand and one Night"! Fabulous and mystical too! V.
Range View 22-Nov-2013 23:19
A great capture of this very impressive building. V
Barbara
Ton T.08-Nov-2013 21:56
Looks very impressive; great pov! V+
Zoltán Balogh31-Oct-2013 16:10
A magical building, great photo Helen! V
Stephanie31-Oct-2013 13:12
This is a beautifully framed image Helen!What a magnificent building! BV
woody3431-Oct-2013 04:33
Very impressive building ,well captured by you,Helen to show the extent and surrounding walled garden area...v
Long Bach Nguyen31-Oct-2013 04:32
beautiful Helen
Karen Stuebing30-Oct-2013 20:58
Pretty incredible conference center. Love the middle eastern architecture. V.
John Reynolds LRPS30-Oct-2013 20:16
Impressive. From the thumbnail I thought you were back in Budapest!
MarcViskens30-Oct-2013 20:15
beautiful composition
marc
Bill Miller30-Oct-2013 19:59
A fancy looking conference venue, a change from Vegas for big meetings.
Tom LeRoy30-Oct-2013 18:43
Rich and impressive place! Great shot, Helen.. V
larose forest photos30-Oct-2013 18:27
Exceptionally good sweeping view of this impressive complex. V
marie-jose wolff30-Oct-2013 18:10
very fine presentation! V
Walter Otto Koenig30-Oct-2013 15:33
A very well composed image of this impressive building. "V"
William Barletta30-Oct-2013 15:21
A sweeping view, well composed ~V~
Will Hoskins30-Oct-2013 14:40
Well, it looks like it should be the parliament building., and it's a beautiful image regardless. V
Milan Vogrin30-Oct-2013 13:58
Great pov!V!
Jim Coffman30-Oct-2013 13:33
A very quaint looking place. :))
Excellent work,Helen!
Carol Rollins30-Oct-2013 13:01
Still, this is a beautiful complex and you got a great shot of it. ~
Thanks for the link - that was very interesting.
joseantonio30-Oct-2013 12:52
That´s really amazing. Wish you were able to go there.V
pkocinski30-Oct-2013 12:37
Wow that's a pretty impressive building complex.
Gerard Koehl30-Oct-2013 12:28
Superbe bâtiment très bien saisi. V
Patrick Goossens30-Oct-2013 11:28
A very nice complex but very western look