Seating 17,000 worshippers and measuring 16,800 square metres (181,000 sq ft), it is one of the largest mosques in Saudi Arabia.

[3][4][3] The exterior and upper portion of the interior is primarily brown Arriyadh Limestone[4] which appears golden when lit up at night.

A Grand Mosque existed on the site for decades but was rebuilt by the Arriyadh Development Authority and reopened in January 1993.

[4] Designed by Rasem Badran in the Modern Najdi style, the mosque was a recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1995.

The minarets were however rebuilt in rectangular neo-Najdi style, the courtyard completely resurfaced and the porticos are now a modernized version of their former shape.