• Also referred to as Ithra (Arabic for enrichment), the center has provided the local population with unprecedented access to a wide range of learning and...
  • The King Abdulaziz World Cultural Center, known as “Etharah”, opened in 2017, to become an important incubator for Saudi culture, an impressive...
  • Sleek contemporary cultural center featuring a library, a cinema & museums for adults & children. The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is a bold new...
  • Find out why King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia is on TIME’s 2018 list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places.
  • Courtesy of King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture. A Saudi Aramco initiative, this one-of-a-kind cultural destination was designed to build cultural bridges...
  • Snøhetta won a competition for the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in the city of Dhahran in 2007, and began construction the following year.
  • The 100 000 m2 project contains diverse cultural facilities, including 1 Tower Building (18 Floors), 8 Buildings (Admin, Plaza & Great Hall, Auditorium, Museum...
  • On May 20, 2008, the foundation stone was laid by King Abdullah, the Cultural Center is expected to be completed in 2015.