--- title: "Masmak Fortress · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_Z3WMKC3WACB5R3KD67CCY9CTX5" updated: null --- # Masmak Fortress · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Masmak Fortress · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/plc_Z3WMKC3WACB5R3KD67CCY9CTX5) attraction # Masmak Fortress The heart of old Riyadh, this was the fortress stormed by King Abdul Aziz and his men in their daring reconquest of Riyadh in 1902. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Masmak+Fortress&city=Riyadh&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmasmak-fortress-plc_Z3WMKC3WACB5R3KD67CCY9CTX5&lat=24.6311&lon=46.7133) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Masmak+Fortress&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmasmak-fortress-plc_Z3WMKC3WACB5R3KD67CCY9CTX5) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Masmak Fortress](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8F9M0EY0X41T0KBAJE1B3) Photo: Baptiste Marcel · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMasmak_castle.jpg) 3 more photos - ![Masmak Fortress, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQACZPNBXK2BFC4QRVAC4K?w=640) Photo: Michael Pick from Brooklyn, United States · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAl_Masmak_Fort%2C_Riyadh%2C_Saudi_Arabia_%284844770945%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) - ![Masmak Fortress, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQADESG719FNF6XB7JE08Y?w=640) Photo: DearEdward from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAl_Masmak_Fortress_Fortification%2C_Riyadh_%282998425033%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) - ![Masmak Fortress, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQADQ0Q97MRMJDN7AB3PP3?w=640) Photo: DearEdward from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAl_Masmak_Fortress%2C_Riyadh_%282998425369%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.6311&mlon=46.7133#map=16/24.6311/46.7133) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go Renovated in 2008 to an inch of its life, the mud brick structure now looks like it was built yesterday, but the museum inside does a pretty good job of recounting the story of the raid and has some fascinating photos of old Riyadh as well. Alas, the second half is devoted to extolling the greatness of the Sauds in everything from agriculture to education. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Riyadh) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Masmak+Fortress&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fmasmak-fortress-plc_Z3WMKC3WACB5R3KD67CCY9CTX5&title=At+Masmak+Fortress) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Kingdom Centre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8G32D51CBRD76KMN10DQB?w=640) ### [Kingdom Centre](/place/kingdom-centre-plc_CZZ6Z0VPSKWATM60V8MAVGJFJK) attraction Photo: King Eliot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKingdomcentreinriyadhsaudiarabia.JPG) 2. ![National Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8FFYEKZW4JZGD0DZRWMN5?w=640) ### [National Museum](/place/national-museum-plc_RTA5WNJ4T5J2ZQCZPZPVPZJ95G) attraction Photo: Homoludens at Korean Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHand_written_Quran_in_Saudi_Arabia.jpg) 3. ![Murabba Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQACW8SNHPRM04084ZDZ8N?w=640) ### [Murabba Palace](/place/murabba-palace-plc_2HWTQJSYW9FGF3MPF099CRS2FB) attraction Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9-1980.jpg) 4. ![Al Faisaliah Centre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z9AW23CTJHD8VT6X8SGHFD?w=640) ### [Al Faisaliah Centre](/place/al-faisaliah-centre-plc_TY7DXRMZBTNJQDFPJ0K9XQ60MF) attraction Photo: Jon Rawlinson · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAl_faisliyah_center_%28458038211%29.jpg) 5. ![As-Sufaat](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQACWVHZ2VPAXM4VSWPZHJ?w=640) ### [As-Sufaat](/place/as-sufaat-plc_2N5CZC6J9H6T1YEY4WT8M7BT7D) attraction Photo: BroadArrow at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADira_Square.JPG) 6. ![Saqer Aljazirah Aviation Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z9B2D1GS4J12A26RPC2HHZ?w=640) ### [Saqer Aljazirah Aviation Museum](/place/saqer-aljazirah-aviation-museum-plc_7Y8XRN8XSRQ6J8DRN59YTZBWV2) attraction Photo: Mztourist · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARSAF_Museum_Lockheed_L-1011_Tristar.jpg) ## On these routes 1. 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