Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Riyadh Mayoralty launched a challenge to take stock and doc the buildings that had been constructed in the course of the second half of the 20th century (1950-2000) within the capital metropolis.
The challenge, below the slogan of “Reminiscence of Riyadh,” goals to watch and doc the phases of architectural and concrete growth within the metropolis, and to spotlight the exceptional growth increase that Riyadh had witnessed over the course of fifty years, in keeping with the targets of the Kingdom’s Imaginative and prescient 2030.
The mayoralty defined that the challenge highlights the position of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman within the renaissance and growth of Riyadh whereas serving as emir of the Riyadh area for almost half a century. That is by means of taking stock of an important city landmarks that includes historic, architectural, and social significance and discovering a mechanism to protect these landmarks and their funding.
The challenge, which will probably be carried out by the mayoralty, in cooperation with King Saud College, goals to introduce the experiences and architectural and concrete considered generations and the significance of their battle to enhance the lives of the Riyadh residents. It additionally goals to spotlight the significance of the ‘Riyadh Reminiscence’ challenge, and the position of the mayoralty in preserving the architectural heritage.
The mayoralty confirmed that the challenge would monitor traditionally vital landmarks and buildings, together with previous neighborhoods, and royal palaces. It goals to doc the period starting from 1950 to 2000 by highlighting the developmental position of buildings and landmarks, that includes their significance and historic worth, and introducing city thought that contributed to creating an architectural id of the capital, along with considering its growth and preservation.
It’s noteworthy that the ‘Riyadh Reminiscence’ challenge goals to protect city landmarks with the cultural and historic values they comprise, and delving deep into the roots of the architectural types of buildings within the second half of the 20th century, by facilitating the method of rehabilitating, renovating, reactivating and investing them, along with offering a database that preserves and paperwork that period and the succeeding interval.