| Riyadh is one of the world's fastest-growing cities in population and is home to many | The story of the event is often retold and has as its central theme the heroism and bravery of King Abdulaziz al-Saud |
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| A three-level shopping center, which also won a major design award, fills the east wing | According to the , Riyadh ranked at 77 in 2016—2017 |
There is a shopping center with major world brands at ground level.
| The Kingdom Centre is the winner of the 2002 , selected as the "best new skyscraper of the year for design and functionality" | Media [ ] This section needs to be updated |
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| Museums and collections [ ] In 1999, a new central museum was built in Riyadh, at the eastern side of the | The combined several collections and pieces that had up until then been scattered over several institutions and other places in Riyadh and the Kingdom |
King Abdul Aziz died in 1953 and his son Saud took control as per the established succession rule of father to son from the time Muhammad bin Saud had established the Saud rule in 1744.
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