Recently, at the construction site of the Royal Diriyah Opera House project in Saudi Arabia, the first ground floor slab entered the pouring stage, marking the full acceleration of the above-ground main structure construction for this opera house project. The ground floor slab in the Zone2 area being poured covers an area of 1,906 square meters, with a concrete volume of 719 cubic meters. On-site, four tower cranes and one concrete placer worked in coordination, with over 2,200 builders participating in the construction.

The Royal Diriyah Opera House project is being constructed by a consortium comprising China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Saudi Arabia's EL-SEIF, and Qatar's MID-MAC, with a total contract value of approximately 5.1 billion Saudi Riyals (equivalent to about 1.35 billion US dollars). Located northwest of the capital Riyadh and adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage site of At-Turaif, the project has a total construction area of about 130,000 square meters. It encompasses functions such as an opera house, a five-star hotel, and premium residential units, and is scheduled for completion in 2028. Upon completion, it will become Saudi Arabia's first world-class opera house.

The opera house is designed by Norway's Snøhetta in collaboration with Riyadh-based Syn Architects, interpreting Najdi architectural traditions from a contemporary perspective. Inspired by the local desert landscape, the design adopts a clustered layout, forming a shading and ventilation system through open corridors. The building utilizes local materials such as palm wood, stone, and rammed earth. The facade area is approximately 56,000 square meters, and the structure is planned with 2 basement levels and 8 above-ground floors. The total investment for the Diriyah Gate Development project is estimated to exceed 63.2 billion US dollars. As its cultural flagship, the opera house project carries the strategic mission of Saudi Arabia's cultural transformation.