King Salman Park
Giant urban park under construction on the site of Riyadh’s old airport, in the centre of Riyadh. A B1M video presents it as one of the world’s largest parks, meant to cool and green the city.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Will Be The World’s Biggest Park | The B1M | subject | A former airport turned into a park over five times the size of Central Park, built to cool Riyadh. |
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This Will Be The World’s Biggest Park — The B1M (2026)
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King Salman Park is more than five times larger than Central Park.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The park is built on a former airport in the middle of Riyadh, at over 16 square kilometres. Earthworks move some 54 million cubic metres of earth to cut artificial wadis up to 30 m deep, road tunnels take main arteries underground, and on-site nurseries grow most of its million trees. It is laid out as a ring with hubs and “green fingers”, and the video says 75% of the capital will live within 30 minutes of it.
- Why it matters: The whole video is about this site: its scale, its promise to cool the city’s heat island, and Riyadh’s ambition to become more livable by 2030.