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Manial Palace and Museum

By : Hossam Abdallah | 29 July 2020

This tour is for fans of Muslim art and its rich variations , if you are one of those fans, you can enjoy this trip with Magic Life Tours, Manial palace is one of the most distinctive and breathtaking Alawiyya dynasty palaces and one of the most beautiful and important historical museums in Egypt, built in Egypt and grounds on Rhoda Island on the Nile , reflects the wealth and the luxury of the royal family.

1. Building

Manial palace located on El-Rodah island, in the Sharia Al-Saray area in the El-Manial district of southern Cairo, Egypt and composed of 5 buildings formed a residential compound. the buildings surrounded by impressive Persian-styled gardens containing rare and beautiful plant and flowers, The architectural design of the palace is a combination of different culture, it is affected by Ottoman, Moorish, Persian and European rococo styles. you can enjoy this view with Magic Life Tours in the tour from the Cairo Tower.

2. History

After a years'-long restoration period, this palace complex, built by the uncle of King Farouk, Prince Mohammed Ali (1875—1955) in the early 20th century, Prince Muhammad Ali is the first cousin of King Faruq and the younger brother of Khedive Abbas II Hilmi , The complex consists of six structures, Among these structures is a museum in which Faruq's hunting trophies are found, the prince's residence and furnishings and a museum in which some of the family's memorabilia are found.

3. description

The palace also includes a collection of manuscripts, carpets, textiles, brass work and crystal. Items that can be seen here are a table made of elephant ears and a 1000-piece silver service. On part of the original grounds a hotel has been built called the Meridian Hotel, so it's a wonderfully quiet and atmospheric place to visit with Magic Life Tours.

You enter the grounds through the Reception Palace, with its grand halls for receiving guests decorated lavishly with tiles, chandeliers and carved ceilings. In the Residential Palace check out the Blue Salon, where battered leather sofas sit against walls decorated with glorious blue faience tiles and Orientalist oil paintings. Then head to the Throne Palace for the Throne Hall's gaudy gold-styling, and the eye-popping rococo and baroque overload of the Aubusson Room. Even Manial Palace's mosque (with rococo-inspired ceiling) and clock tower (based on Moroccan Almohad-era minaret design) are a marvellous mesh of influences .

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