Gezirah Palace
The Gezirah Palace (
History
The Gezirah Palace, designed c. 1868, was commissioned by
At the palace's opening ceremony, guests saw the first performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal.[1]
Ismail Pasha fell into debt and sold the Palace ten years after its construction to Michel Lutfallah who turned it into his private residence.[2][3] The palace was known during that period as the Lutfallah Palace.[4][3]
During the
Architecture
The Gezira Palace is a neoclassical structure with an alhambresque style used for interior decorations, the portico façade, and a monumental garden pavilion.[1] The landscaped gardens surrounding the palace included a zoo.[1]
Renowned European architects were commissioned for the project: Julius Franz of Germany designed the palace, Owen Jones of Britain did the interiors, and Carl von Diebitsch of Prussia designed the portico and the garden pavilion.[1]
Present day
The Gezirah Palace is currently the central part of the Cairo Marriott Hotel complex, between the hotel's pair of towers, on Gezira Island north of the 6th October Bridge.
Gallery
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Draneht Pasha -
Pavilion du Gezirah Palace Hôtel -
The alhambresque exterior pavilion designed by Carl Von Diebitsch.
References
- ^ ISSN 2153-5531.
- ISBN 9781905559367.
- ^ a b Gellhorn, Eleanor Cowles (1965). McKay's Guide to the Middle East. McKay Company. p. 71.
- ^ Khoori, Alexander R. (1930). Cairo: How to See it. Luzac & Company. p. 215.
External links
- History of Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino. Archived 30 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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