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Qaṣr al-Badi'a
Qaṣr al-Badi'a in 1974
General information
Architectural style	Najdi architecture
Town or city	Riyadh
Country	Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	24°36′46″N 46°40′10″E / 24.61278°N 46.66944°E / 24.61278; 46.66944
Completed	1935

Qaṣr al-Badi'a (Arabic: قصر البديعة, romanized: Qaṣr al-Badiʿa) is a royal palace in the al-Badi'ah neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was erected outside the old town in the 1930s at the behest of King ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Saud. The building stands on the bank of Wadi Hanifa. It served as a guesthouse for visiting dignitaries and as the king's summer residence. From 1954 the building served as a police station and school. More recently it has been restored with documentation carried out by Dārah, the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives.

References

1. H. R. P. Dickson, Kuwait and Her Neighbors (London: Allen & Unwin, 1956).
2. "دارة الملك عبدالعزيز توثق "قصر البديعة" الذي أمر ببنائه "المؤسس" للسكن والضيافة الملكية". 07 فبراير 2019. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-02-12.
3. Dārah, “A Photo Tour of King ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Palace,” YouTube (02 June 2020). Online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7qSZ6j5b1I. Retrieved June 2024.

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