King Salman Park

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · built 2019

King Salman Park (KSP), one of Riyadh’s mega-projects, is an urban area being developed in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the supervision of the King Salman Park Foundation. It was unveiled in 2019 as part of the Green Riyadh initiative aimed at increasing the green space of Riyadh. It is being built on the grounds of the former Riyadh Air Base with an area totaling more than 17.2 sq km. Upon completion, it is expected to be one of the largest urban parks in the world, with a planned area five times that of Hyde Park in London and four times that of Central Park in New York. The park is named after King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who has ruled Saudi Arabia since 2015. Construction contracts for King Salman Park were awarded in 2021.

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