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Museum Visit

Hosted by the Consul of the Cairo Zamalek Group
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Took place 1 month ago
Sat 17 Aug 13:30 - 15:00

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The Abdeen Palace today is a museum, located in the Old Cairo district of Abdeen. The upper floors (the former living quarters of the royal family) are reserved for visiting foreign dignitaries. The lower floors contain the Silver Museum, the Arms Museum, the Royal Family Museum, and the Presidential Gifts Museum. A new museum, the Historical Documents Museum, was opened in January Protected content . Among other documents, it contains the Imperial Ottoman firman, or decree, which established the rule of Muhammad Ali and his family.
The Palace was built by French Architect Rousseau on an Area of 44 Feddans.