List of palaces in Egypt
Appearance
Egypt contains a large number of palaces, dating from the time of the Pharaohs, through the Romans, Fatimids, Memluks, and the modern Egyptian kingdom.
Pharaonic
- 16th century BC Unknown king palace, Naqada[1]
- 14th century BC Palace of Amenhotep III in Malkata (or Malqata) in Luxor.
- 1346 BC Amarna palaces of Pharaoh Akhenaten, in al-Minya
- 14th century BC Amenhotep III palace at Avaris (Pi-Ramesses), in Eastern desert.
- 13th century BC Palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah in Memphis, Egypt.[2]
- 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Ramesseum, Luxor[3]
- 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Fayoum
- 1175 BC The Temple & Palace of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt [3]
- 6th century BC Palace of Wahibre (Apries) in Memphis, Egypt.[4][5]
Ptolemaic
- Circa 2nd century BC The Ptolemaic palace in what is now Silsila district in Alexandria[6]
- 50s BC Caesareum palace which was built by Cleopatra in honor of Julius Caesar or Mark Antony in Alexandria[6]
- 50s BC Antirhodos island palace, was erected off of Alexandria's mainland in the Eastern Harbour.(later on was submerged by sea) [6]
Roman
- 100 AD Roman palace at El Haiz area in the Bahariya Oasis, western desert.
Arabic
- 870 AD Ahmad ibn Tulun Palace at al-Qatta'i in Old Cairo.[7]
- 12th century AD Fatimid caliphal palaces (Eastern & Western) around Bayn al-Qasrayn area in historic Cairo.[8][9]
- 12th century Ayyubid dynasty palace.[10]
- 13th century Sultan al-Salih palace in Rhoda Island in Nile in Cairo.[11][12]
- 13th century The Ablaq Palace of Al-Nasir Mohamed Ibn Qalawun, in Old Cairo.[13]
- 1293 Amir Khayrbak Palace or Amir Alin Aq Palace at Bab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, Old Cairo.[14][15][16][17]
- 14th century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo Egypt.[13][18]
- 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo, Egypt[19]
- 1334 Beshtak Palace[20]
- 1352 Amir Taz Palace in Cairo Egypt[21][22]
- 1366 Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar) in Cairo, Egypt[23]
- 15th century The Ghouri Palace [24][25]
- 1496 Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady)[26]
- 16th century Bayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay. Darb Al-Ahmer.[27]
- 1634 House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, Al-Ghoureya[28]
- 18th century Kasr Alaini (later became Cairo University hospital)[29]
- 1731 Harawi Residence[30][31]
- 1779 Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok), at al-Jamaliyya, Old Cairo.[32] Birthplace of Khedive Ismail.[33] It was destroyed by fire in 1998 [34]
- 1790s Mohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace (where Napoleon lived during his Egyptian campaign).[35]
- 1794 Bayt al-Sinnari (Palace). Now a museum.[36][37]
Modern Egypt
- 19th century Bulaq palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza[38]
- 19th century Mena House built by Khedive Ismail, at Giza near pyramids.
- 19th century Kasr al-Nozha, the Cattaui (Egyptian Jewish industrialist) palace in Shubra[39]
- 19th century Kasr al-Incha (now the ministry of defense).[40]
- 19th century Kasr Kamal al-Din (former residence of the ministry of foreign affairs)[40]
- 19th century Zaafarana palace (now the Ain Shams University administration building)[41]
- 19th century Medhat Yegen Pasha's palace, Garden city, Cairo.(Demolished now)[42]
- 19th century Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi palace in Giza now demolished
- 19th century Kasr al-Aali[40]
- 19th century Kasr al-Mounira that became the French archeological center (IFAO).[40]
- 19th century Kasr al-Amira Iffet Hassan that was later purchased by Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim before becoming the official seat of the council of ministers.[40]
- 19th century El-Walda Pasha palace (now demolished).[40]
- 1807 Muhammad Ali's Shubra Palace (Ain Shams faculty of agriculture)[43]
- 1827 Harem Palaces at the Citadel of Cairo.(now the Military museum)[44]
- 1850s Kasr al-Ismailia. Now abolished it was in the area of the Mogama El-Tahrir government complex.[40]
- 1860s Khairy Pasha palace was minister of education. (It became the campus of the American University in Cairo in the 1920s)[45][46]
- 1814 Al-Gawhara Palace at Cairo citadel[20]
- 1854 Kasr al-Nil (now demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name) [40]
- 1863 Gezirah Palace(now a private hotel)[47]
- 1863 Abdeen Palace - former royal residence, Cairo[20]
- 1897 Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha Palace at Old Cairo [48][49]
- 1898 Anisa Wissa Palace, Fayoum.[50]
- 1899 Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palace (now the Manyal Palace museum)[51]
- 1899 Prince Said Halim Pasha Palace in downtown Cairo.[52]
- late 19th century Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba[53]
- 20th century Fouad Serageddin Pasha's palace, Garden city.
- 20th century EL-Dobara palace (now a government school)[40]
- 20th century Tahra palace, El-Zayton[54]
- 1901 The Palace of Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Beit El-Omma Museum)[55]
- 1911 Baron Empain palace[56]
- 1910 Heliopolis Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo [57]
- 1915 Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palace (now a museum)[58]
- 1919 Princess Fatma Al-Zahra' Palace, Alexandria, now royal jewelry museum[59]
- 1920s Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Zamalek (now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics)[60]
- 1924 Kurmet Ibn Hani' (Ahmed Shawki museum).
- Unknown (Before 1939) Prince Yousef Kamal Palace at Ain Shams district, now Desert research institute.[61][failed verification]
- Montaza Palace, Alexandria
- Ras Al-Teen Palace, Alexandria
Others
- Qaroun Palace (Qasr Qaroun) is a Ptolemaic temple in Fayoum.
- Hatshepsut's Palace is Deir el-Bahri Hatshepsut's temple.
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