Bayt al-Suhaymi

Bayt Al-Suhaymi
General information
Architectural style	Islamic architecture
Town or city	Cairo
Country	Egypt
Construction started	1648

Bayt Al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is an Islamic themed house and museum in Cairo, Egypt. It was originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of Islamic Cairo. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.

The house is built around a sahn in the centre of which there is a small garden with plants and palm trees. From here several of the fine mashrabiya windows in the house can be seen. Today the house is a museum which foreign visitors can tour for 35 Egyptian pounds (15 for students). Much of the marble floor work, wooden furniture, and ceiling decor is still intact.

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  Old 17th-century Egyptian wealthy house in Old Cairo.
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External links

• egyptianmuseums: Bayt Al-Suhaymi
• House of Suhaymi, Cairo, Egypt (Masterpieces of Islamic Architecture)
• Manzil al-Suhaymi (Bayt Al-Suhaymi) on archnet.org