Egypt as you've never seen it
6 places. Manasterly Palace, Aisha Fahmy Palace, Manial Palace Museum, Baron Empain Palace, Amir Taz Palace, Bashtak Palace
A quiet Nile-side palace preserving 19th-century decoration
Manasterly Palace was built in the mid-19th century at the southern end of Rawda Island. Its intimate scale, decorated halls, ceilings and woodwork are shaped by a setting closely tied to the Nile.
Palace · Roda – Manial, Cairo Under review
A Nile palace that changes with every exhibition
Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek is both an architectural destination and an exhibition venue. Built in 1907 for Ali Pasha Fahmy and designed by Italian architect Antonio Lasciac, it now hosts changing art exhibitions.
Palace · Zamalek, Cairo Under review
A different decorative language in each room.
Royal reception rooms and a throne hall on Rawda Island, combining decorative traditions from across the Islamic world.
Palace · Manial, Cairo Information reviewed
Carved façades from early Heliopolis.
A South Asian-inspired palace in Heliopolis, with carved façades and displays about Baron Empain and the district's beginnings.
Palace · Heliopolis, Cairo Information reviewed
A palace courtyard with a present-day cultural role.
A Mamluk palace on Al-Suyufiyya Street, with a courtyard and reception spaces alongside Cultural Development Fund events.
Palace · Al-Khalifa, Cairo Information reviewed
A Mamluk hall behind the street façade.
A lofty Mamluk reception hall on Al-Muizz, with wooden screens and a programme associated with the Arab Singing House.
Palace · Al-Gamaliya, Cairo Information reviewed