Royal Diriyah Opera House

The Royal Diriyah Opera House is the cultural landmark of Diriyah Gate's second phase, designed by Snøhetta as a 46,000 square metre performing arts centre that reinterprets Najdi building traditions in palm, stone and rammed earth, with a stepped massing of terraces and shaded public spaces. It holds a 2,000-seat main theatre, the largest in Saudi Arabia, two 450-seat theatres and a 450-seat rooftop amphitheatre, for a total capacity of roughly 3,100 to 3,500. Diriyah Company signed the SAR 5.1 billion construction contract with a joint venture of El Seif Engineering, China State Construction Engineering and Midmac, a package that also covers a five-star hotel and a mixed-use residential complex in the opera district. Pin is approximate within Diriyah phase 2.