Manial Palace and Museum

Coordinates: 30°01′39″N 31°13′47″E / 30.0274°N 31.2298°E / 30.0274; 31.2298
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Manial Palace
Moorish
Town or cityManial
Cairo
Country Egypt
Coordinates30°01′39″N 31°13′47″E / 30.0274°N 31.2298°E / 30.0274; 31.2298
Construction started1875
ClientMohammed Ali Tewfik
Manial Palace, entry porte-cochère and gardens.
Manial Palace, the throne room of Mohammed Ali Tewfik.

The Manial Palace and Museum is a former

English Landscape garden
estate park, along a small branch of the Nile.

History

The Manial Palace was built by Prince

medieval manuscripts[3] dating back to the Middle Ages. The ceramic tile work of the entryway and the mosque were created by the Armenian ceramist David Ohannessian
, originally from Kutahya.

Museum

The Palace, furnishings, and Prince's collections were given to the Egyptian

King Farouk
.

Prince Muhammad Ali Palace (Manial Palace)

See also

  • Muhammad Ali Dynasty
  • Old Cairo - adjacent historic district to east

References

  1. ^ "Supreme Council of Antiquities - Museums". www.sca-egypt.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ "Supreme Council of Antiquities - Museums". www.sca-egypt.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Manial Palace in Cairo, Egypt". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

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