مبنى القشلة التاريخي - 7318

Archaeological teacher It is currently under renovation and development

What is the use of it if it is closed !?

A historical building in the center of Hail, worth a visit, and around it are popular markets ...

A wonderful landmark of old Baghdad

Unfortunately closed

It is a historic castle and it is great and needs attention and restoration. We hope to open the castle and have guides there

Al-Qishla Palace is located in the center of Hail (the heart of the central region), and is the most important tourist attraction in the Hail region As it is a historical palace built during the reign of the founder King Abdul Aziz Al Saud in the year 1360 AH / 1941 AD on an area of ​​​​19,932 square meters, and it was built a year and a half, then the mosque, the prison building and other annexes were added to it, and its construction was completed in the year 1362 AH. The palace was built of mud and takes the shape of a rectangle and extends in length from east to west with a length of 241 meters, and a width from north to south with a width of 141 meters. The palace consists of: two floors (the ground floor contains 83 rooms in addition to the domes, and the upper floor contains 59 rooms, all overlooking the palace square, in addition to other service buildings, and the facades of the building are supported by “eight towers” ​​four of which are square-shaped towers in the corners And in the middle of the walls there are four towers also called the support towers, and the height of the eight towers is 12 or may reach 15 meters. The Qishla building has two entrances (one of them is located on the eastern façade and has several decorations, and the other is the one that is still used until now to enter on the southern side. The palace was built in the style of the Najd school in construction, but its stucco decorations are a feature of traditional architecture in Hail, and these decorations are made of decorated plaster With geometric and plant elements, and some of these decorations include writings, including "Long live our Lord, the Great King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud." In the middle of the Qishla is a large courtyard that was dedicated to training and reviewing soldiers. The northern corner includes a car maintenance workshop, and the northeastern corner contains a prison. The mosque is located in the middle of the palace, and behind it are toilets. The upper floor rooms are 53 rooms out of a total of 143 rooms, and the towers are guarded . The ownership of the palace was transferred from the army to the police, and then to the Ministry of Education’s agency, and then to antiquities and museums, and finally to the General Authority for Tourism and National Heritage. In 2017, Al Qishla Palace was included in the restoration projects of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ program to take care of the Kingdom’s cultural heritage. Its restoration was completed and it has continued as a tourist attraction until this time.