‘Shaheed Park tourist, cultural landmark’

KUWAIT CITY, April 12, (KUNA): Al-Shaheed Park 2, with a strategic location at the vibrant center of Al-Asemah (capital), is a landmark of civilization and tourism, Amiri Diwan’s Financial and Administrative Affairs chief Abdulaziz Ishaq said on Wednesday.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah today patronized and attended the opening of the second phase of Al-Shaheed Park in Sharq area.

The second phase of the Al-Shaheed Park, accomplished by Kuwaiti hands under the supervision of the Amiri Diwan, was achieved

Various parts of Al-Shaheed Park.

and handed over in a record time, Ishhaq said in a statement after the opening of ceremony.

He stressed His Highness the Amir’s keenness on enhancing the cultural and civilized dimension of Kuwait, as well as his support to development projects.

His Highness the Amir closely followed up all the stages of the project, with its cultural corners, built in line with the latest international techniques, considering the preservation of the environment and power, he added.

The Amir Diwan official lauded the efforts of the Kuwaiti youth who managed to accomplish the project four months ahead of the set date.

Al-Shaheed Park 2 includes various facilities covering an area of about 100 square meters, with an extraordinary design, a waterfall across it, in addition to a fountain and a lake.

It also has restaurants and coffee shops where visitors can enjoy their time, besides a wide hall for about 500 people, a walking-track and a car park with the capacity of 970 vehicles.

A part of the Park was designed to represent Kuwait in the past and the present so that visitors can get acquainted with the old and the modern architecture through the different eras in Kuwait’s history, he said.