Arriyadh is a symbol of Saudi Arabia's rich history and a restoration project is underway to create a beacon for its future.

This was the capital of the first Saudi state. It was here in 1744 that the first head of the house of Saud joined forces with religious leader Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulwahab - a pact which fused politics and Islam and turned Arriyadh into a centre of power and knowledge.

But in 1818 Ottoman forces laid siege to the city, the rulers fled to create a new capital called Ryad…

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