List of palaces in Egypt

Egypt contains a large number of palaces, dating from the time of the Pharaohs, through the Romans, Fatimids, Memluks, and the modern Egyptian kingdom.

Pharaonic

• 16th century BC Unknown king palace, Naqada^[1]
• 14th century BC Palace of Amenhotep III in Malkata (or Malqata) in Luxor.
• 1346 BC Amarna palaces of Pharaoh Akhenaten, in al-Minya
• 14th century BC Amenhotep III palace at Avaris (Pi-Ramesses), in Eastern desert.
• 13th century BC Palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah in Memphis, Egypt.^[2]
• 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Ramesseum, Luxor^[3]
• 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Fayoum ^[4]
• 1175 BC The Temple & Palace of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt ^[3]
• 6th century BC Palace of Wahibre (Apries) in Memphis, Egypt.^[5][6]

Ptolemaic

• Circa 2nd century BC The Ptolemaic palace in what is now Silsila district in Alexandria^[7]
• 50s BC Caesareum palace which was built by Cleopatra in honor of Julius Caesar or Mark Antony in Alexandria^[7]
• 50s BC Antirrhodus island palace, was erected off of Alexandria's mainland in the Eastern Harbour.(later on was submerged by sea) ^[7]

Roman

• 100 AD Roman palace at El Haiz area in the Bahariya Oasis, western desert.^[8]

Arabic

• 870 AD Ahmad ibn Tulun Palace at al-Qatta'i in Old Cairo.^[9]
• 12th century AD Fatimid palaces (Eastern & Western) at Khan el-Khalili area at Old Cairo.^{[10][11][12][13]}
• 12th century Ayyubid dynasty palace.^[14]
• 13th century Sultan al-Salih palace in Rhoda Island in Nile in Cairo.^[15][16]
• 13th century The Ablaq Palace of Al-Nasir Mohamed Ibn Qalawun, in Old Cairo.^[17]
• 1293 Amir Khayrbak Palace or Amir Alin Aq Palace at Bab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, Old Cairo.^{[18][19][20][21][22]}
• 14th century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo Egypt.^[17][23]
• 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo, Egypt^[24]
• 1334 Beshtak Palace^[25]
• 1352 Amir Taz Palace in Cairo Egypt^[26][27]
• 1366 Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar) in Cairo, Egypt^[28]
• 15th century The Ghouri Palace ^[29][30]
• 1496 Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady)^[31]
• 16th century Bayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay. Darb Al-Ahmer.^[32]
• 1634 House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, Al-Ghoureya^[33]
• 18th century Kasr Alaini (later became Cairo University hospital)^[34]
• 1731 Harawi Residence^[35][36]
• 1779 Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok), at al-Jamaliyya, Old Cairo.^[37] Birthplace of Khedive Ismail.^[38][39] It was destroyed by fire in 1998 ^[40]
• 1790s Mohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace (where Napoleon lived during his Egyptian campaign).^[41]
• 1794 Al-Sinnari House (Palace). Now a museum.^[42][43]

Modern Egypt

• 19th century Bulaq palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza^[44]
• 19th century Mena House built by Khedive Ismail, at Giza near pyramids.
• 19th century Kasr al-Nozha, the Cattaui (Egyptian Jewish industrialist) palace in Shubra^[45]
• 19th century Kasr al-Incha (now the ministry of defense).^[46]
• 19th century Kasr Kamal al-Din (former residence of the ministry of foreign affairs)^[46]
• 19th century Zaafarana palace (now the Ain Shams University administration building)^[47]
• 19th century Medhat Yegen Pasha's palace, Garden city, Cairo.(Demolished now)^[48]
• 19th century Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi palace in Giza now Demolished^[49]
• 19th century Kasr al-Aali^[46]
• 19th century Kasr al-Mounira that became the French archeological center (IFAO).^[46]
• 19th century Kasr al-Amira Iffet Hassan that was later purchased by Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim before becoming the official seat of the council of ministers.^[46]
• 19th century El-Walda Pasha palace (now demolished).^[46]
• 1807 Muhammad Ali's Shubra Palace (Ain Shams faculty of agriculture)^[50][51]
• 1827 Harem Palaces at the Citadel of Cairo.(now the Military museum)^[52]
• 1850s Kasr al-Ismailia. Now abolished it was in the area of the Mogama El-Tahrir government complex.^[46]
• 1860s Khairy Pasha palace was minister of education. (It became the campus of the American University in Cairo in the 1920s)^[53]
• 1814 Al-Gawhara Palace at Cairo citadel^[25]
• 1854 Kasr al-Nil (now demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name) ^[46]
• 1863 Gezirah Palace(now a private hotel)^[54]
• 1863 Abdeen Palace - former royal residence, Cairo^[25]
• 1897 Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha Palace at Old Cairo ^[55][56]
• 1898 Anisa Wissa Palace, Fayoum.^[57]
• 1899 Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palace (now the Manyal Palace museum)^[58]
• 1899 Prince Said Halim Pasha Palace in Down town Cairo.^[59]
• late 19th century Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba^[60]
• 20th century Fouad Serageddin Pasha's palace, Garden city.
• 20th century EL-Dobara palace (now a government school)^[46]
• 20th century Tahra palace, El-Zayton^[61]
• 1901 The Palace of Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Beit El-Omma Museum)^[62]
• 1911 Baron Empain palace^[63]
• 1910 Heliopolis Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo ^[64]
• 1915 Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palace (now a museum)^[65]
• 1920s Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Zamalek (now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics)^[66]
• 1924 Kurmet Ibn Hani' (Ahmed Shawki museum).
• Unknown (Before 1939) Prince Yousef Kamal Palace at Ain Shams district, now Desert research institute.^[67]
• Montaza Palace, Alexandria
• Ras Al-Teen Palace, Alexandria

Others

• Qaroun Palace (Qasr Qaroun) is actually a Ptolemaic temple.Fayoum.
• Hatshepsut's Palace is actually Deir el-Bahri Hatshepsut's temple

References

External links

• egy.com - List of palaces on the Nile
• Palaces of Pashas