Al Kindi Plaza
Al-Kindi Plaza | |
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| Market square | |
| Arabic: ساحة الكندي | |
Alleyways of al-Kindi Plaza, 2013 | |
| Design | Beeah Group |
| Construction | 1981 |
| Opening date | 1986 |
| Area | 26,000 square metres (2.6 ha) |
| Dedicated to | Al-Kindi |
| Owner | Royal Commission for Riyadh City |
| Location | Diplomatic Quarter Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: 24°40′55″N 46°37′23″E / 24.68194°N 46.62306°E | |
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Al-Kindi Plaza (Arabic: ساحة الكندي, lit. 'Al-Kindi Square'), or Al-Kindi Square, is a multipurpose market square in Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located next to the Cultural Palace. Completed in 1986, it is named after the 9th century Arab philosopher and polymath Abu Yusuf al-Kindi. It contains the Hayy Assafarat Grand Mosque, a library, garden, courtyard and the offices of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and the MiSK Foundation.