King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran

E160387
cultural center cultural complex landmark building

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran is a landmark cultural complex in Saudi Arabia that houses museums, libraries, theaters, and educational spaces dedicated to arts, science, and innovation.

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Label Occurrences
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture 3
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) 1
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (early concept involvement) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural center ⓘ
cultural complex ⓘ
landmark building ⓘ
architect Snøhetta ⓘ
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture ⓘ
city Dhahran ⓘ
coordinates 26.304°N 50.193°E ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
focusesOn arts ⓘ
innovation ⓘ
science ⓘ
technology ⓘ
function community engagement ⓘ
cultural education ⓘ
public events venue ⓘ
hasPart children’s museum ⓘ
cinema ⓘ
energy exhibit ⓘ
exhibition galleries ⓘ
innovation lab ⓘ
learning spaces ⓘ
library ⓘ
museum ⓘ
theater ⓘ
inception 2016 ⓘ
languageOfService Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
materialUsed glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Ibn Saud ⓘ
surface form: King Abdulaziz Al Saud
nativeName King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الثقافي العالمي
near Saudi Aramco headquarters ⓘ
notableFeature striking stainless-steel tube cladding ⓘ
tower-like rock-shaped volumes ⓘ
offers art exhibitions ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ
lectures ⓘ
workshops ⓘ
officialOpeningDate 2017 ⓘ
operator Saudi Aramco ⓘ
owner Saudi Aramco ⓘ
purpose promotion of arts ⓘ
promotion of culture ⓘ
promotion of innovation ⓘ
promotion of science ⓘ
shortName Ithra ⓘ
website https://www.ithra.com ⓘ

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Buro Happold → notableProject → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
Snøhetta → notableWork → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Dhahran → hasCulturalInstitution → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran → nativeName → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
this entity surface form: مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الثقافي العالمي
Jan Utzon → notableWork → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (early concept involvement)
Craig Dykers → notableWork → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen → notableWork → King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture