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Palatial Riyadh

I have finally decided make a separate sub-gallery for this and other neighborhoods for which I don't have many pictures but which are too many for the main gallery and not enough for a sub-gallery of their own. I'm copying in some previous residential galleries for a fuller view.
Upscale Riyadh Neighborhood
:: Upscale Riyadh Neighborhood :: 		Scenes from a Riyadh Neighborhood
:: Scenes from a Riyadh Neighborhood :: 		Elegant mansion
Elegant mansion		 Gigantic
Gigantic
Enormous
Enormous		 Unusual minaret, residential area
Unusual minaret, residential area		 Palace of exile
Palace of exile		 Beautiful design
Beautiful design
A closer view
A closer view		 Sheer scale
Sheer scale		 A change of pace
A change of pace		 Out of sync
Out of sync
Behind the gates
Behind the gates		 Island
Island		 Closer view
Closer view		 Three arches
Three arches
Not your normal two-car garage
Not your normal two-car garage		 Modernistic
Modernistic		 Beautiful gates
Beautiful gates		 Same property, different style
Same property, different style
Refreshing break in the wall
Refreshing break in the wall		 Opposites attract
Opposites attract		 Traditional style in a new house
Traditional style in a new house		 Unusual corner house
Unusual corner house
Unusual gate, too
Unusual gate, too		 Polished
Polished		 Gate with a view
Gate with a view		 Modern columns
Modern columns
Stately
Stately		 Large
Large		 Blue windows
Blue windows		 A veritable palace
A veritable palace
More of the palace
More of the palace		 Nice house, ubiquitous pole
Nice house, ubiquitous pole		 Cozy corner cottage
Cozy corner cottage		 A very striking entry
A very striking entry
A very exotic house
A very exotic house		 Attractive corner garden
Attractive corner garden		 Traditional fountain
Traditional fountain		 Modern fountain
Modern fountain
Grandiose
Grandiose		 Designed
Designed		 The silver house
The silver house		 'Cool' castle
'Cool' castle
Crenellated
Crenellated		 Stately
Stately		 Odd house
Odd house		 Not your everyday house
Not your everyday house
Nice lines
Nice lines		 The gigantic house (1)
The gigantic house (1)		 The gigantic house (2)
The gigantic house (2)		 The gigantic house (3)
The gigantic house (3)
Front windows
Front windows		 Corner house
Corner house		 Corner house, entry
Corner house, entry		 Classic (1)
Classic (1)
Classic (2)
Classic (2)		 Gates and a 'V'
Gates and a 'V'		 Blocky
Blocky		 Moorish style
Moorish style
The pyramid house
The pyramid house		 Out of the ordinary
Out of the ordinary		 Temple-like
Temple-like		 Moorish influence
Moorish influence
Impressive
Impressive		 Simply monumental (1)
Simply monumental (1)		 Simply monumental (2)
Simply monumental (2)		 Simply monumental (3)
Simply monumental (3)
Elemental mix
Elemental mix		 Medieval
Medieval		 Lines and curves (1)
Lines and curves (1)		 Lines and curves (2)
Lines and curves (2)
'Tract' housing
'Tract' housing		 The blue dome
The blue dome		 Towering
Towering		 Out of place
Out of place
Graceful lines
Graceful lines		 Contrasty
Contrasty		 The full view
The full view		 Huge corner
Huge corner
Unusual design
Unusual design		 Big as usual
Big as usual		 Unusual lines (1)
Unusual lines (1)		 Unusual lines (2)
Unusual lines (2)
Sloped
Sloped		 More of the picture
More of the picture		 Exotic entry
Exotic entry		 Green marble
Green marble
Privacy?
Privacy?		 Well fortified
Well fortified		 Imposing
Imposing		 Classic
Classic
Crossed
Crossed		 Private home entry
Private home entry		 Complementary
Complementary		 The bird house
The bird house
Picture window with a house
Picture window with a house		 Big, even by Saudi standards (1)
Big, even by Saudi standards (1)		 Big, even by Saudi standards (2)
Big, even by Saudi standards (2)		 Modest
Modest
Tract housing, Saudi style
Tract housing, Saudi style		 The 'temple'
The 'temple'		 Rarity
Rarity		 'Palace of the Ibrahim family'
'Palace of the Ibrahim family'
danad09-May-2020 08:16
A very interesting reportage on this "palaces", each one like a hymn to Ego ! V.
Don22-Apr-2020 22:19
Contrary to previous, I see evidence of considerable sophistication here. But the gates are closed; it has a "gated" feel that I'm not comfortable with.
CurleyQue 12-Jun-2017 14:57
Tell it like it is! Primitive architecture from a primitive society held in place by fear and oil money without learning or contribution to civilization. Money cannot buy the way out of hell!
Jean D13-Jan-2017 01:20
Splendid collection of Palatial images, Helen. ~V
Tom LeRoy29-May-2016 16:47
So nice to see this place and the architecture so close. An excellent gallery! V
mart senior16-May-2016 23:02
superb gallery helen
voted
Jim Coffman16-May-2016 15:02
Many wonderful images that I would have never seen had it not been for your great gallery!!
Chris Gibbins06-May-2016 16:32
How the other half live! Well, maybe not half!
Sandy Rich02-May-2016 03:34
Appears that the occupants prefer privacy with the massive gates but also appear so lifeless A very interesting collection of styles
A.G. Arao / noyphoto02-Mar-2016 17:35
As usual, another fascinating gallery from you, Helen. Thank you for sharing these images of scenes and structures that most of us will never get a chance to see in person. Well done. -V-
Richard Calmes04-Feb-2016 17:30
Very interesting images! V
carabias03-Feb-2016 17:03
Another very nice gallery, Helen, I really like. V
Dan Greenberg02-Feb-2016 14:55
No shortage of interesting architecture and architectural elements here. A wonderful tour of this area that I am sure will grow more complete and diverse over time. Thanks, as always, for posting your excellent images. ~BV~
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)28-Jan-2016 18:09
A wonderful images! V
Paolo
Theo Bögels28-Jan-2016 07:55
These residences all look like fortresses. They are extremeley large and rich, but also very empty. No signs of life, no people, no cars, no traffic. These galleries are great documents of a way of life! V
Jeff Real27-Jan-2016 23:28
I really love your work in this gallery, Helen. So much to fascinate here ~V~
frank_111210-Sep-2015 08:28
great gallery !!
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