There is this beautiful building I’ve walked and driven by for years and had always been curious to how it looked like inside. It’s located in the area behind Scientific Center and it was an old palace. Blogger Maha Alessa along with photographer Bedour AlAwadhi managed to get access to the palace and take some photos. Sadly the photos are a bit abstract and leaning towards the artistic side instead of journalistic so you can’t see much. A bit of a missed opportunity so I’ll see if I can get permission to visit the place and take photos myself. For now though you can check out the photos they took by clicking here or viewing Maha’s Instagram story here.
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One thing urban photographers need to hear: screw the artistry and angles, show us the damn interior and rooms! Is it protected by guards or can anyone sneak inside?
It’s private property so if you trespass you’ll get into a lot of trouble.
Is this the ex PM Nasser Al Sabah ?
Surprise! Yet another prime architectural gem fallen victim to negligence and neglect
At least it’s still there and hasn’t been demolished like Bayt Lothan or the Ice Skating rink. Imagine, they’re saving Discovery Mall but didn’t save the ice skating rink 🤦🏼♂️
Discovery Mall is so damn ugly I want to cry every time I drive by it and I hope the owners know this.
Of course it got saved, how did we ever think otherwise?
Why is this building still standing if no one is living there? Why not refurbish it and turn it into something useful? Also, is it true that this building prevented Kenny Rogers’ Roasters from opening?
Omg, I always wanted to see how it looks inside, any more photos? Is there any story behind it? It doesn’t seem to be abandoned, more of a time capsule
Salmiya Palace is owned by Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, a senior member of the royal family. He passed away quite young in the late 70’s and is currently owned by his children. It was completed in 1972 and almost entirely destroyed from the inside during the invasion in 1990. It was never rebuilt since then. It’s right next to the Scientific Center and is directly on the sea. It’s 40,000 meters squared, so it’s worth a lot of money. The owners have turned down multiple offers for this plot, one of them north of 150 Million KD. The Sheikh’s heirs also own Anjafa Beach in Bida’a where it’s an empty lot/beach that’s over triple the size of this property, along with numerous holdings throughout Kuwait.
Cool, thanks!
May I please join you…@punihele808
I took a look at her website and it has some really good pictures. By any chance are there any good photographs here in Kuwait that upload their pictures to their own website and/or Flickr? (Basically anywhere besides instagram and twitter.)