The beautiful and recently refurbished (or should I say completely rebuilt) Al Shaheed Park which I posted about [Here] is now officially open to the public. They’re open every day from 5AM to 10PM except on Fridays where the park is open from 1PM to 10PM. There is no entrance fee but there are some park rules which are the following:
– No smoking
– No littering
– No use of bicycles, skateboards, skates, or recreational scooters inside the park.
– No outside Food or beverages.
– No barbecues or picnics.
– No pets allowed.
– No damaging any part of any building, sign, sculpture.
– No picking or damaging any flower, plant or tree
– No writing on the walls.
– No stepping inside the lake and fountains.
– No sitting on railings or climbing on any part of the buildings.
– No engaging in business or commercial activity inside the park without authorization from the Park Management.
– No distribution or placement of notices or advertising device without approval of the Park Management.
– No film or photography requiring equipment or exclusive use of an area without permit from the Park Management.
– Please supervise your children at all times to ensure their safety.
– Please note that stepping on grass is not allowed except in the Circle of Peace, Amphitheater and around the Constitution Monument. Baby Strollers are not allowed on the grass except for wheelchairs
– Please note that the Park management has the right to ask visitors who violates the rules & regulations of Al Shaheed Park to leave the park immediately.
– Please note that the park management reserves the right, if necessary, to stop picture taking and video recording.
The rule I had an issue with is regarding the no film or photography but after asking them about it, turns out its geared more towards commercial photography and not personal photography.
So if you’ve been wanting to check out the park you now can. For more information check out their instagram account [Here]
19 replies on “Al Shaheed Park is Now Open”
And no rule was followed that day…or any other day.
and we all know that these rules will hold up for about 2 weeks and that is when the hoards of monkeys from Gulf Street will move here……..
I hope that all visitors follow the rules in order to keep this place as beautiful as it is today.
+1
Oh wow I am more surprised that you found a policeman out there actually doing his job. Even though its the wrong one.
This place won’t be abandoned for the dogs to take over any time soon. Lots of money was spent to make it and there will be resources allocated to maintain its integrity.
oooh no smoking.. difficult one
lol..
Yes … that is why I blacklisted this park 🙂
even though I don’t have any issues with the rules. but don’t they sound a bit extreme?
I mean in modern urban spaces in first world countries such as the US and japan you’re allowed to step on grass ,skate ,ride bicycle and bring your own food…
but I guess the rules are justified seeing how people here would ruin it in a matter of weeks
So if my child wants to have a juice box…he is not allowed? I am all about rules,I always follow rules, but this sounds a little too extreme, don’t you think? And no scooters or bikes? No stepping on a grass? Why would a family want to go then? I call bs…
The rules seem a little intimidating, don’t they ? Skateboarding and cycling should actually be encouraged, albeit with some supervision.
Skateboarding: It’s not a skatepark, by that I mean it wasn’t designed with skateboarders in mind so there aren’t any pipes or stairs or whatever for them to grind on or use. That would mean if skateboarders were allowed to skate in the park they would end up using the current benches, railings and wall edges for their tricks which in return would damage them. It’s why skateboards aren’t allowed in a lot of places in the States.
Bikes: I think this has to do with two things probably.
1) The running track isn’t wide enough to fit runners and bikers
2) The running track has cushioning and cycling on it might damage it
The thing is this isn’t a park in your normal sense of a park. Parks are usually designed to be open to everyone and withstand abuse. This park is called a park but it isn’t really that sort of park. You need to visit it to understand.
It seems to be more likened to an open-air museum of sorts, rather than a ‘park’. Perhaps that’s why all the rules…
No pets? The first decent park and no one can walk their dog?
Because its not really a park in that sense. An open air museum as was described earlier is a more appropriate description.
I hope the management will take their rules seriously.
Gr8! Finally, Kuwait’s answer to Dubai’s Mushrif Park is here.
Already I can’t wait for the Green Belt in Salmeya boulevard to open
I hope and pray to God there’s a liberal sprinkling of minders and bouncers at
AL Shaheed Park to tame wayward behavior in visiting delinquent youth or of their
equally socially awkward families. It’s a national monument for crying out loud not a
potential BBQ place with skateboarding thrown in, on the side.
How can one reach the management? Do you know anything about the person/persons incharge? Who is the care taker?
Thanks