The Jeddah Fountain, donated to the City by King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz (hence the popular name King Fahd's Fountain) rises some 853 feet (260 meters) from the sea of Jeddah. This jet of water is the highest of it's type in the world and is an unforgettable sight, especially when illuminated at night.

The Hajj Terminal houses, for a short time, the one million or more pilgrims who make their way to Mecca each year. Roofed by a fabric tension structure that covers more area (40.5 hectares) than any roof in the world, the terminal provides toilets, shops, benches and banking facilities for the pilgrims. The tents are hooked to steel rings hung from suspension cables which are draped from single pylons in the interior of the module, from ladder-like double pylons at the module edges and from four-pylon towers at the corners.

This is the world's largest sculpture and stands at 55 meters tall. It took 3 years to build it. It is a gift from the Ministy of Post, Telegraph and Telephone. It cost over $1million to build it. The artist is an Egyptian by the name Senbel. The painted design on the segull's wing not only indicates the symbolism of the piece, but also emphasises the scale and line of the work. The poetry is a selection of verses celebrating Jeddah from the four of the most renowned of the poets of Western Saudi Arabia.

Pictured here is a large bicycle mounted on concrete. The giant bicycle monument, is an art work from the remains of the first Saudi marble factory. This was entered by international record references as the largest bike worldwide. Bicycle square is one of Jeddah's biggest and busiest squares. The bicycle is decorated with lights all around it and at night illuminated, making it look very beautiful. (see picture of this in the Photo Gallery )

There is no doubt about the idea behind this piece of art. Be careful when driving in Jeddah or else you might end up like this!!. Basically people around here drive fast, try to take your right of way, ignore traffic lights and always try to take up your parking spot. To descibe the whole situation this sculpture was constructed.

This sculpture is made from clay and plaster by Abdulhalim Radwi. It is a Koranic inscript on the scroll which says "Read the name of your Lord who teaches with the pen".

The presence of this boats sculpture is designed to celebrate characteristics of Jeddah. It is highlighting it's lifelong partnership with the sea. Seen here are Jeddah's earlist coast guard motor boats preserved as monuments for posterity.

This is a concrete carving that is written in Arabic and the sentence reads "By the name of Allah". It portrays the Kingdom's only religion - Islam. Every chapter in the holy book the Qur'an begins with this sentence and anything any muslim does should say this sentence before they begin like fore example before you eat or drink anything.

This sculpture has a scientific theme. It is made from steel by Mustafa Senbel. It shows the achievement of the master builders of the ancient world.

In the background of this piece of art one can see the solar clock that was designed by the Amrican artist Walter Ferro. It was a gift from Mobil and operates it's time/temperature displays from electricity generated by two photovoltaic panels mounted on top of the taller column. This sculpture is so famous amoung the locals in Jeddah that due to it's resemblence they refer to it as "the spaceship" or "the octupus".

This fountain can be seen along the Corniche area. It shows a view across the lagoon, and is brightened by a cluster of modelled sunflowers, while fountains play beneath them.

This piece of art was designed by the French artist Vazerille and is made out of tiles and steel. It is actually made as one flat board, but the effects it gives is that shape of a 3D cube!

This is another distinguished landmark of Jeddah. In the middle of this square there are giant geometrical tools like a compass, a protactor, a triangle and a ruler. These are among the largest geometrical tools in the world. Al Handasa squre was constructed in 1986. It's total land area is about 4,000 square meters. The height of the compass is 35 meters. It was recorded in the Guinness record for 1989 - 1990.

This beautiful sculpture reminds every muslim to pray the five times a day. The direction it points is where one should face while praying. It is pointing to the Ka'aba in Makkah (holy city in Islam).