

The historic Al Qishla Palace is one of the important landmarks in the city of Hail, as it was a military fort used to equip armies and a security headquarters for more than eight decades ago. During the reign of the founder, King Abdul Aziz – may Allah have mercy on him – specifically in 1941 AD, the historic “Al-Qishla” Palace was built. It is a square-shaped mud building consisting of two floors, with an area of approximately 19,832 square meters, a length of 142 meters and a width of 141 meters, and the height of the walls is 10 meters. Inside it, there are about 391 pillars and eight large squares. It also contains 83 rooms on the ground floor, and 59 rooms on the first floor. In addition to other service buildings, it has four square-shaped towers in the middle, in addition to four square-shaped towers in the middle of its walls, called “support towers.” The height of the eight towers is 12 meters. The palace includes two entrances, a main entrance of which is located in the middle of the eastern facade of the building and is surrounded by numerous decorations, and the other is located on the southern side, and is the entrance currently used for the entry of visitors and guests.