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King Fahd National Library: Exterior · The Facade of the Kinf Fahd National Library in Riyadh
1/5 · Exterior · The Facade of the Kinf Fahd National Library in RiyadhPhoto: Mrcosch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
King Fahd National Library: Exterior
2/5 · ExteriorPhoto: Yasser Bakhsh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
King Fahd National Library: Exterior · Tombstone of Hasa, daughter of Musa, son of Salam Object No
3/5 · Exterior · Tombstone of Hasa, daughter of Musa, son of Salam Object NoPhoto: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · source
King Fahd National Library: Exterior · Photograph of Crown Prince Amir Saud of Saudi Arabia
4/5 · Exterior · Photograph of Crown Prince Amir Saud of Saudi ArabiaPhoto: Muhammad Asad · Public domain · source
King Fahd National Library: Context
5/5 · ContextPhoto: Ayesha46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · The Facade of the Kinf Fahd National Library in RiyadhPhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: Exterior · Tombstone of Hasa, daughter of Musa, son of Salam Object NoPhoto 4: Exterior · Photograph of Crown Prince Amir Saud of Saudi ArabiaPhoto 5: Context

Library · Contemporary

King Fahd National Library

Gerber Architekten · Riyadh, SA · 2013

Key featuresOld library wrapped in a cube of white tensile fabric diamonds held by steel cables.

Architect
Gerber Architekten
Place
Riyadh, SA
Year
2013
Typology
Library
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Middle East
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