Architectural style Neo-Ottoman Construction started ? Size 850 square meters Town or city Zamalek | Country Egypt Client Prince Amr Ibrahim Opened 1921 Cost 200 million EUR ($257m) | |
Completed 1921; 96 years ago (1921) Similar Museum of Islamic Ceramics, Gezira Island, Mukhtar Museum, Taha Hussein Museum, Museum of Modern Art in Egypt | ||
The Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace is a historical building in Cairo's Zamalek island, which is used as the Egypt's first ceramics museum and as an art center.
Contents
- Map of Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace Omar Al Khayam Zamalek Giza Governorate Egypt
- History and location
- Style and layout
- Current usage
- References
Map of Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Omar Al Khayam, Zamalek, Giza Governorate, Egypt
History and location
The palace is located in the Gezira area, an island in the Nile, of Zamalek in Cairo. It was built on the orders of Prince Amr Ibrahim (1903–1977), member of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, in 1921. The architecture of the building was Garo Balyan, the youngest member of the Balyan family. The cost of the construction was about 200 million euros ($257 million).
The palace was used by the Prince as a summer residence.
Style and layout
The architectural style of the palace is of neo-Ottoman. It also reflects dominant styles of the Muhammad Ali dynasty in terms of its architectural and decorative style. Total area of the building is 850 square meters. It is made of a basement and two floors. In the entrance hall there is a marble fountain decorated with blue ceramics. The palace is surrounded by a garden.
Current usage
The palace became a state property on 9 November 1953 following the coup in Egypt. It was first employed as a club by the Arab Socialist Union until 1971. In 1998 it was renovated by the Egyptian architect Aly Raafat and began to be used a ceramics museum in February 1999. Then it became an art center, called El Gezira art center, also in 1999.