Town or city Cairo Architectural style Ottoman architecture Function Museum | Country Egypt Phone +212 662-018854 Construction started 1648 | |
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Address 9 Al Tambaksheyaa, El-Gamaleya, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Similar Muizz Street, Gayer‑Anderson Museum, Sultan Al‑Ghuri Complex, Beshtak Palace, Bab Zuweila | ||
Bayt al suhaymi top 6 facts
Bayt Al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is an old Ottoman era house 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 Medieval 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.
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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.