Summary
Al-Qudaibiya Palace or Gudaibiya Palace is a palace in Gudaibiya, Manama, Bahrain. Located off Bani Otbah Avenue and Al Fatih Highway, it lies west of the Al Fateh Grand Mosque and southeast of the Old Palace of Manama and the Andalus Garden and Manama Cemetery. It is a light pink palace with a pearl-coloured, onion-shaped dome.[1]
| Al-Qudaibiya Palace | |
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 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (left) being greeted by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Gudaibiya Palace on 9 October 2004 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Town or city | Manama |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Coordinates | 26°13′07″N 50°35′34″E / 26.21861°N 50.59278°E |
History edit
For decades the palace has hosted some of the most important political and economy-related conferences in the country, having a prominent role in the foreign affairs of the country.[2][3] The proclamation of the accession of Salman Al Khalifa, after his father's death in February 1942 was made from the steps of the Gudaibiya Palace, read by the ruler's uncle, Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa.[4] It has a major political function; the King's cabinet usually meets every Sunday at the palace and the Prime Minister has an office at the palace.[1]
The landscaping of the Gudaibiya Palace grounds was carried out, between September 2007 and September 2008, by the Ministry of Works.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Thousands gather outside Bahrain palace". The Daily Telegraph. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Foreign affairs Pakistan. Pakistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Pakistan & Gulf economist. Published by S. Akhtar Ali, for and on behalf of Economist Publications. 1 January 1983. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Wheatcroft, Andrew (4 January 1988). Bahrain in original photographs, 1880-1961. Kegan Paul International. ISBN 978-0-7103-0206-9. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Gudaibiya Palace Landscaping". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06.
External links edit
- View of Gudaibiya Palace, residence of the Prime Minister