The global capital – Iman Hammoud Al -Shammari
Iman Hammoud Al -Shammari
Waves of growth and expansion have strengthened the importance of the historical heart of the Kingdom, Riyadh .. “Al -Yamamah Stone” or Yamamah that title, which was said to be called a percentage of Zarqa al -Yamamah according to the old accounts, and whether the rumors agreed or differed about the reason for the name, but the matter that brought them together is that both have the ability to see and foresee the coming from long distances, as if it was estimated for Riyadh And “vision”.
Since King Abdulaziz regained Riyadh, which is a conversion in Saudi history, in which the cornerstone of the declaration of the Saudi state was established and established its position for three consecutive decades, and Riyadh continued to expand, and the Kingdom’s rulers who pledged to develop and follow up on its details and push its growth march to develop plans and programs for infrastructure, using consultants of global planning with experience in the concept To the development of cities and their growth rapidly, to become a leading city in the field of civil planning, while preserving its historical roots, as its role was strengthened as an open capital of the world by collecting separate foreign missions in several places in Jeddah, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was transferred in 1975 in addition to diplomatic missions, to be stationed in Riyadh, and then generates an ambitious project that began in the beginning of the eighties at the initiative of King Salman -may God protect him -, When he was the Prince of Riyadh, it includes 80 diplomatic missions with a rugged rocky land scheme, which is the antiques of Wadi Hanifa and its conversion to a sophisticated neighborhood that includes the embassies later called the “Embassy District” or the diplomatic district, where this shift contributed to making Riyadh a gateway to openness to the world and a center for diplomatic work, and the Royal Commission for the Development of Riyadh has played since its foundation in 1974 an important essential role in the stages of development and advancement In it in all sectors, where the authority’s projects in Riyadh won 6 times the Aga Khan Prize for Architecture for 6 projects, in addition to many awards from several specialized international institutions.
An arduous journey made by Riyadh from the advancement to the process of transformation, we are following with the passion of its upcoming ascension to the summit, as almost ten years since the start of the vision of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the transformation in Riyadh was amazing !! A fast train that passes on the changes of change and refuses to stop, pioneering projects, developing neglected historical features and places that are restored and highlighted as tourist destinations, environmental protection, pollution monitoring, confrontation of urban crawls, and creating models for adaptive landscapes with the desert environment, economic, cultural, entertainment and media movement, conferences, forums and endless events in that capital The sign of attention, as Riyadh now lives at the height of its prosperity and brilliance, surrounded by the passion of its children and their enthusiasm for it, because it is a homeland, pride, and a vibrant financial and economic center.
