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, Ballas^[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
• 1175 BC The Temple & Palace of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt ^[3]
• 6th century BC Palace of Wahibre (Apries) in Memphis, Egypt.^[4][5]

Ptolemaic[]

• Circa 2nd century BC The Ptolemaic palace in what is now Silsila district in Alexandria^[6]
• 50s BC Caesareum palace which was built by Cleopatra in honor of Julius Caesar or Mark Antony in Alexandria^[6]
• 50s BC Antirhodos island palace, was erected off of Alexandria's mainland in the Eastern Harbour.(later on was submerged by sea) ^[6]

Roman[]

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

Arabic[]

• 870 AD Ahmad ibn Tulun Palace at al-Qatta'i in Old Cairo.^[7]
• 12th century AD Fatimid caliphal palaces (Eastern & Western) around Bayn al-Qasrayn area in historic Cairo.^[8][9]
• 12th century Ayyubid dynasty palace.^[10]
• 13th century Sultan al-Salih palace in Rhoda Island in Nile in Cairo.^[11][12]
• 13th century The Ablaq Palace of , in Old Cairo.^[13]
• 1293 Amir Khayrbak Palace or Amir Alin Aq Palace at Bab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, Old Cairo.^{[14][15][16][17]}
• 14th century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo Egypt.^[13][18]
• 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo, Egypt^[19]
• 1334 Beshtak Palace^[20]
• 1352 Amir Taz Palace in Cairo Egypt^[21][22]
• 1366 Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar) in Cairo, Egypt^[23]
• 15th century The Ghouri Palace ^[24][25]
• 1496 Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady)^[26]
• 16th century Bayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay. Darb Al-Ahmer.^[27]
• 1634 House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, Al-Ghoureya^[28]
• 18th century Kasr Alaini (which later became a Cairo University hospital building)^[29]
• 1731 Harawi Residence^[30][31]
• 1779 Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok), at al-Jamaliyya, Old Cairo.^[32] The birthplace of Khedive Ismail,^[33] it was destroyed by fire in 1998.^[34]
• 1790s Mohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace (where Napoleon lived during his Egyptian campaign).^[31]
• 1794 Bayt al-Sinnari (Palace). Now a museum.^[35][36]

Modern Egypt[]

• 19th century of Ismail Pasha in Giza^[37]
• 19th century Mena House built by Khedive Ismail, at Giza near pyramids.
• 19th century , the Cattaui (Egyptian Jewish industrialist) palace in Shubra^[38]
• 19th century (now the ministry of defense).^[39]
• 19th century (former residence of the ministry of foreign affairs)^[39]
• 19th century Zaafarana palace (now the Ain Shams University administration building)^[40]
• 19th century Medhat Yegen Pasha's palace, Garden city, Cairo.(Demolished now)^[41]
• 19th century Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi palace in Giza now demolished
• 19th century ^[39]
• 19th century that became the French archeological center (IFAO).^[39]
• 19th century that was later purchased by Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim before becoming the official seat of the council of ministers.^[39]
• 19th century (now demolished).^[39]
• 1807 (Ain Shams faculty of agriculture)^[42]
• 1827 Harem Palaces at the Citadel of Cairo.(now the Military museum)^[43]
• 1850s . Now abolished it was in the area of the Mogama El-Tahrir government complex.^[39]
• 1860s Khairy Pasha palace was minister of education. (It became the campus of the American University in Cairo in the 1920s)^[44][45]
• 1814 Al-Gawhara Palace at Cairo citadel^[20]
• 1854 (now demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name) ^[39]
• 1863 Gezirah Palace(now a private hotel)^[46]
• 1863 Abdeen Palace - former royal residence, Cairo^[20]
• 1897 Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha Palace at Old Cairo^[47][48]
• 1898 Anisa Wissa Palace, Fayoum.^[49]
• 1899 Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palace (now the Manyal Palace museum)^[50]
• 1899 Prince Said Halim Pasha Palace in downtown Cairo.^[51]
• late 19th century Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba^[52]
• 20th century palace, Garden city.
• 20th century EL-Dobara palace (now a government school)^[39]
• 20th century Tahra palace, El-Zayton^[53]
• 1901 The Palace of Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Beit El-Omma Museum)^[54]
• 1911 Baron Empain palace^[55]
• 1910 Heliopolis Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo ^[56]
• 1915 Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palace (now a museum)^[57]
• 1919 Princess Fatma Al-Zahra' Palace, Alexandria, now royal jewelry museum^[58]
• 1920s Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Zamalek (now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics)^[59]
• 1924 Kurmet Ibn Hani' (Ahmed Shawki museum).
• Unknown (Before 1939) Prince Yousef Kamal Palace at Ain Shams district, now Desert research institute.^{[60][failed verification]}
• Montaza Palace, Alexandria
• Ras Al-Teen Palace, Alexandria

Others[]

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

References[]

External links[]

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