Al-Hakam Palace, an ancient historical political palace, was established in Riyadh during the reign of Daham bin Dawas in about 1160 AH (1747 AD), and the palace later became the seat of the Emirate and the rule, and in the era of Imam Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, founder of the Saudi state The second was to rebuild the palace of governance and make it wings and towers and introduced some of the reforms and construction, also witnessed important historical events since its establishment until the present day, the palace was known as the Palace of the elders, and is located near the houses of relatives of King Abdulaziz, such as the house of his brother Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman located east of the Safat. The development of the building The palace was built in the city of Riyadh during the era of Daham bin Dawas in about 1160 AH corresponding to 1747 AD. The second Saudi state In the reign of Imam Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, the founder of the second Saudi state, he rebuilt the palace of governance and made it wings and towers and introduced some of the reforms and construction, then in the era of Imam Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud increased the area He also rebuilt the mosque and increased its capacity. He introduced Islamic decorations that were not known in Najd at the time. He also placed an upper corridor between the mosque and the ruling palace. The palace had roads leading out of the city through its gates. Main, it is the east it runs the road from Bois The Tumhiri gate called Badrwaza Tumhiri leads directly to the palace. King Abdul Aziz In 1327 AH, after establishing the rules of government, King Abdul Aziz rebuilt the Palace of Governance by restoring some of its parts and building walls, councils and accessories on the ruins of the Palace of the Imams Turki and Faisal, King Abdul Aziz completed the construction of this Palace in 1330 Almost also, King Abdul Aziz built three roofed bridges linking the palace with some facilities and nearby facilities, one of which reaches the mosque with Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque to perform Friday prayers in it, and the second bridge extends from the middle of the palace from the north, while the third bridge runs from Palace to the homes of families and to the palace of his father Imam Abdul King Abdul Aziz remained in the palace and managed governance affairs for more than thirty years, where he moved in 1357 AH with all his family and part of his circles to the palaces of the square north of Riyadh, but the palace continued to practice His administrative functions until the end of the life of King Abdul Aziz, and King Abdul Aziz and King Saud after him visit the palace daily and spend a long time in it to exercise the functions of government. Al-Hakam Palace was the largest building in Riyadh in this period, and was an area of more than fifteen thousand square meters. It was built like other buildings in Riyadh and houses with milk and mud. Aziz consists of two floors and four suites stretching from the center of the palace to the four sides, each wing of these suites consists of spacious rooms, halls, stairs and courtyards, and the widest of these suites and the most important of the northern wing where there are large stores filled with various foodstuffs needed for catering, either. The southern and eastern wings of the palace had offices The Royal Court's work was on the first floor of the northern wing, which contained the King's court room, its own council and its general council, and inside and outside the palace there were a number of shops. Built from clay to sit by the reviewers and arrivals of tribesmen, visitors and people with needs, the greatest features of the palace are the four towers.The amenities began to enter this palace gradually.In 1350 AH, this palace was illuminated by three generating machines placed in a large room on the ground floor of the palace. The palace had two large gates, one of which is located in the east of the palace at a height of three meters and four meters wide.This gate is called Abu Ashara, according to the gatekeeper. Almost halfway topped by a high tower, and a height of three meters and a width of four meters, this gate is called the door of Ibn Asfour relative to the guard of this door, which was dedicated to the entrance of the royal court, royal tiles, stores and hospitality, as well as the Palace of Government included the school of sons (His Majesty's sons Abdul Aziz) and the component This school is located on the first floor of the western palace where a large tower is located in the northwest part of it. The palace also contained a bookcase printed and manuscript, which is distributed free of charge to science students and beneficiaries, as well as the King Abdul Aziz Library on the first floor, which includes anecdotes of valuable manuscripts that King Abdul Aziz inherited from his parents in addition to what was received to King Abdul Aziz By gifting or buying. The palace is currently under the supervision of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh. The palace was rebuilt in its former location on a land area of 11,500 square meters.The design of the palace was inspired by the traditional features of the architecture of the region, where it appears to be composed of two parts: one south consisting of six floors in the form of a castle with Fences and four towers in the corners symbolize the magnitude of strength and strength, in addition to a fifth tower in the center is a source of lighting and ventilation for the courtyards and offices under it, and this tower is attached to the north of another part of five floors, external facades of this