Once our lakwatsa starts, it never ends.
Eyecandy and I are hell bent on discovering Riyadh. Our mini adventures around town has led us to the point of seeing each other everyday. As in every single day. We are now saying the same things and doing the same gestures at the same time! Kulang na lang magkapalit kami ng mukha! Haha. Kung nagkataon, lugi si Eyecandy. Hehe.
Anyway, one of our trips around Riyadh took us to the Nasiriyah Gate. Huh?! NASIRIYAH GATE. Do you know where it is? What it is? No? Yeah we thought so too because apparently, even some Saudis do not acknowledge the existence of this archway. Because I had a hard time hearing what our tour guide was saying (lousy megaphone, heavy accent), I tried researching on the net to provide more information about this gate but almost all my searches came up with nothing except this link.
The Nasiriyah Palace Gate, the only doorway to a past long unheeded.
The Nasiriyah Gate was the entrance to King Saud's palace complex. It was well-known during those days, around 1950s. It served as a gate that literally closes on curfew time. The years this archway stood prominently and elegantly were the years of extravagance and lavishness for Riyadh, or for this part of Riyadh only.
Forgotten?
The Nasiriyah Gate still stands, not prominently but solemnly, when we saw it near sundown. It's not as dilapidated as we expected it to be. The arch itself looks restored with a coats of paint but that's just the outer part. The inner side where you can pass through are pillars and walls filled with graffitti. Old meets new.
The antithesis.
Enter.
The fountains on the fenced ground where the arch is are working. The droplets of water become crystal-like with the sun rays. Bouts of nostalgia will overwhelm you if you breathe in the mnemonic ambiance of the place. It's just sad to be ignored ain't it?
Yearning for the old days.
Silhouettes at sunset.
This time, we're not just seeing Saudi Arabia's history behind glass panels and displays. We're walking on it! Take this journey with us. More places to visit in Riyadh from Eyecandy on her next post.
***Directions to the Nasiriyah Gate can be found on the link provided above.
::Sundrenched::
Eyecandy and I are hell bent on discovering Riyadh. Our mini adventures around town has led us to the point of seeing each other everyday. As in every single day. We are now saying the same things and doing the same gestures at the same time! Kulang na lang magkapalit kami ng mukha! Haha. Kung nagkataon, lugi si Eyecandy. Hehe.
Anyway, one of our trips around Riyadh took us to the Nasiriyah Gate. Huh?! NASIRIYAH GATE. Do you know where it is? What it is? No? Yeah we thought so too because apparently, even some Saudis do not acknowledge the existence of this archway. Because I had a hard time hearing what our tour guide was saying (lousy megaphone, heavy accent), I tried researching on the net to provide more information about this gate but almost all my searches came up with nothing except this link.
The Nasiriyah Palace Gate, the only doorway to a past long unheeded.The Nasiriyah Gate was the entrance to King Saud's palace complex. It was well-known during those days, around 1950s. It served as a gate that literally closes on curfew time. The years this archway stood prominently and elegantly were the years of extravagance and lavishness for Riyadh, or for this part of Riyadh only.
Forgotten? The Nasiriyah Gate still stands, not prominently but solemnly, when we saw it near sundown. It's not as dilapidated as we expected it to be. The arch itself looks restored with a coats of paint but that's just the outer part. The inner side where you can pass through are pillars and walls filled with graffitti. Old meets new.
The antithesis. 
Enter.The fountains on the fenced ground where the arch is are working. The droplets of water become crystal-like with the sun rays. Bouts of nostalgia will overwhelm you if you breathe in the mnemonic ambiance of the place. It's just sad to be ignored ain't it?
Yearning for the old days.
Silhouettes at sunset.This time, we're not just seeing Saudi Arabia's history behind glass panels and displays. We're walking on it! Take this journey with us. More places to visit in Riyadh from Eyecandy on her next post.
***Directions to the Nasiriyah Gate can be found on the link provided above.
::Sundrenched::
6 had something to say:
I'm green with envy. Honestly.
I also wanted to venture Saudi and explore it's beauty. For the past n-years that I've been here, haven't seen much really.
Sige, I will look forward to your future adventures in Riyadh.
BTW, nice photos. Question: The white that covers your eyes, are they the new 'niqaab'? Hehehe.
^Venture out Nebz! It'll be a fun experience for you. :)
Er, the white that covers our eyes? That's the niqab... in reverse. Instead of having our hair and face covered, our eyes are the ones covered. Hehehehe. :P
check out this blog:
http://farhmie.blogspot.com
Keep on with your lakwatsas but be sure to keep on posting!
nice post... very informative... never knew there's such a gate that witnessed the kingdom's history.
Hiya - nice blog. I'm the author of the riyadh-ksa.com web site you mention above. But I have to tell you that as of this week the site is offline as the Al Turath organisation have recently published by book - Essential Riyadh - which is very much the web site on paper. They didn't want the web site up for obvious reasons. Keep up the fun! Bx
Can you give me directions to get to the Nasriyah Gate? Thanks - ben
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