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Museum · Contemporary

National Museum of Saudi Arabia

Raymond Moriyama · Riyadh, SA · 1999

Key featuresA long curved stone wall echoing a sand dune guides visitors through the galleries.

Architect
Raymond Moriyama
Place
Riyadh, SA
Year
1999
Typology
Museum
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Middle East
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