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THE RIYADH DIPLOMATIC QUARTER’S DESERT PARKS

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Rough hewn native limestone cut and stacked for benches, shade structures and trail surface

by Erik Mustonen Published in THE FIELD, ASLA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NETWORKS’ BLOG History of the Diplomatic Quarter In the 1970s the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia decided to relocate the international diplomatic community from Jeddah on the coast, to the capital, Riyadh, in the center of the country. This was to include not only all the […]