al-Hasani
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Yes, of course.
Riyadh is a strange city. It lies on a plateau (650 meters above sea level or something) and is surrounded by valleys, steppes and deserts. It lies almost halfway between the Red Sea and the Gulf. Historically there were dozens of more important cities in Najd alone. The only reason why that city is the capital and now the most populous city is due to the fact that the House of Saud's ancestral lands are next by.
Also it is "only" the center of the city that is dominated by skyscrapers. Also it is something recent. It has to do with the ongoing KAFD. One of the biggest financial districts in the world.
King Abdullah Financial District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
مركز الملك عبد الله المالي
During summer the government is always moving to Ta'if which is a mountain city in Hijaz at an elevation of almost 2.000 meters.
In this thread you can see a few photos of Riyadh - photos that you normally don't see.
I removed the photos from that other post and moved it to this one as a new page has started.
Tabuk area منطقة تبوك by tabuk تبوك, on Flickr
tabukarea164 by tabuk تبوك, on Flickr
الوجه الاخر by A.Aziz Hajjaj عبدالعزيز بن حجاج, on Flickr
وادي علقان - حقل Valley Aleghan- haqel by mosa3ad alshetwi, on Flickr
حقل by Faisal Almaiman, on Flickr
الديسة by Desert نديم القهوة, on Flickr
TABUK 9|9|6 by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr
هـدوء by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr
Saudi Arabia. Tabuk 2010 by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr
Untitled by © Saud AL-Jethli, Photo, on Flickr
All the above photos are from around one city (Tabuk) only.
Besides I doubt that Riyadh can rival NYC, Shanghai, Dubai etc. in terms of skyscrapers anyway but a healthy mix between old and new is a good thing. A brand-new financial district is good news for the city.
