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Spotlight on Waterfront of Jeddah, the Red Sea Mermaid
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 04 - 07 - 2020

The waterfront of Jeddah Governorate added much more pretty elegance to the roaring waves, during the sunset time, drawing a fantastic natural tableau, depicting eye sights and sentiments' tranquilities, as crowds of seaside goers muse, watching the crown of the city getting the jewel, atop.
Jeddah Corniche has become the attracting point for a lot of people, citizens and residents as well, bemusing the freely picnic, at the shore.
That Waterfront is a landmark to meet the needs of all walks of life, regardless of age. It stretches along 4500 km, on a land plot of 730,000 square meters, to accommodate around 120,000 persons.
However, the ice of the cake, at the waterfront is the first of its kind is the Interactive Fountain, giving to the North of the Corniche, in addition to the longest pedestrian bridge, in the Kingdom, of 650 meter length.
Among the attractive features a harbor dedicated for picnic boats and voyage, on 1800 square meters.
Indeed the waterfront Corniche is a spot for inspiration as it is considered as an open air museum, decorated with various artefacts, including sculptures, cutouts and
statues, as well as wide green spaces adding more fine touches to the landscape.
Blinds have been taken into account, as a special track has been made for them to stroll, quietly, only, at the venue, representing the first ever guiding boards using Braille, along the seaside fences, with another water corridor leading to the swimming beaches, for those with special needs only, to experience miscellaneous sea sports and hobbies.
Seagull (Naurus), Rimal (Sands) and the Pearls are among prominent names of the seaside plazas and walking ways, in addition to the fishermen square, as it is the main assembly spot for them.
The waterfront, finally, play host to various cultural demonstrations, annually, especially, at the Cultural Garden, to unleash and tap the talented skills, to back them up and explore, kids, young, artists and science geeks' several initiatives, including interactive education, that may enrich the whole society, in terms of cultural awareness and intellectual promotion and advancement.


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