Everything planned

Explore King Salman Park

Every announced attraction, building and district, with its status and sources. Filter by category or status to find what matters to you.

Where everything stands today

61 announced places by status. Select a status to filter the list. as of 12 Nov 2026

  • Announced8
  • Planned14
  • In design1
  • Under construction31
  • Completed6
  • Being replanned1

Nothing is open to the public yet. Each status comes from dated sources on the place's own page.

Category
Status
District

61 of 61 places

Culture & arts

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Colonnaded cultural complex in warm stone with a stepped tower, reflected in pools at dusk. Artist impression, not an official rendering
Cultural complex

Royal Arts Complex

A chain of museums, theatres and studios along a grand boulevard

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
A stepped, pyramid-like museum tower in warm stone, lit at dusk. Artist impression, not an official rendering
Museum

Museum of World Cultures

A pyramid-like museum rising above the Royal Arts Complex

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Evening view of a classical-modern theatre with a glowing foyer and people arriving. Artist impression, not an official rendering
Performing-arts venue

National Theatre

A 2,300-seat stage at the heart of the Royal Arts Complex

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Arts institute

Royal Institute of Traditional Arts

A home for training in traditional arts, heritage and performance

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Academy

Academy of Traditional Visual Arts

Training in traditional visual arts

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Academy

Academy of Cultural Heritage and Restoration

Training in heritage care and restoration

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Academy

Academy of Performing Arts

Training for performers and stage artists

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Specialist library

Arts Library

A specialist library for culture and the arts

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Cinema halls

Arts Cinema

Three cinema halls inside the Royal Arts Complex

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Exhibition hall

Sculpture Pavilion

A hall devoted to sculpture

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Exhibition and residency dome

The Dome

A spheroid structure for artists in residence

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Theatre

650-seat Theatre

A second, smaller stage beside the National Theatre

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Outdoor venue

Open-air Amphitheatre

A circular amphitheatre set into the ground

Under constructionas of Jan 2026
Museum

Museum of the Earth

A museum that descends into a man-made canyon

Under constructionas of Jan 2026
Museum programme

Planned park museums

Aviation, space, science, plants, architecture and virtual reality

Announcedas of Mar 2019

Nature & landscape

8

Sport & recreation

4

Entertainment

6

Civic & community

4

Religious

1

Infrastructure

12
Terraced pools and planting in morning mist. Artist impression, not an official rendering
Water treatment plant

Water Treatment Complex

The plant that turns wastewater into the park's irrigation

Under constructionas of Sep 2026
Car park

Underground parking (Grand Mosque package)

29,408 m² of parking for 705 cars

Under constructionas of Dec 2025
Parking and access hubs

Parking hubs and gateway hubs

Large hub buildings on the Loop that keep cars at the park's edge

Under constructionas of Jan 2026
Bridges

Loop and Boulevard bridges

Six bridges in Phase 2: four on the Loop and two on the Boulevard

Under constructionas of Jan 2026 Phase 2
Footbridge

Skyline Loop Bridge

Skeletal Corten-steel bridges over the widest wadi

Under constructionas of Jan 2026
District cooling plant

District Cooling Plant

Chilled water for the park's buildings instead of hundreds of air conditioners

Under constructionas of Jun 2023
Electrical infrastructure

Power supply (five power stations)

Five power stations totalling 580 MW

Plannedas of Jan 2022
Landscape engineering

Retaining (MSE) walls

17 km of stone-clad walls that sculpt the park's wadis and hills

Completedas of May 2026
Infrastructure package

Phase 1 site-wide infrastructure

Roads, storm drains, irrigation, power and data for the first phase

Under constructionas of Oct 2026 Phase 1
Infrastructure package

Phase 2 infrastructure

Six bridges and the networks for the eastern phase

Under constructionas of Nov 2025 Phase 2
Irrigation infrastructure

Irrigation network

Subsurface irrigation fed entirely by treated effluent

Completedas of Sep 2026
Digital infrastructure

Smart park platform

Sensors, a digital twin and a visitor 'Super App'

In designas of Jan 2026

Transport

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The monthly King Salman Park briefing

What opened, what was awarded, what changed. One email a month, sourced.

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