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16th century BC palace of an unknown king, Ballas [1] 14th century BC palace of Amenhotep III in Malkata (or Malqata), Luxor; 1346 BC Amarna palaces of the Pharaoh Akhenaten in al-Minya; 14th century BC Amenhotep III palace at Avaris (Pi-Ramesses) in the Eastern Desert; 13th century BC palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah in Memphis, Egypt [2]
The Heliopolis Palace (Egyptian Arabic: قصر رئاسة الجمهورية, Kasr Riasat Al Gomhouria, [1] "Palace of the Presidency of the Republic" or قصر الاتحادية Kasr Al Ittihadia, [2] "Federation Palace") is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive ...
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace (Arabic: قصر عابدين), a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the July Revolution in 1952. [1] Since then it has been of the presidential palaces. [1]
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized: Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers.
The best known example of ancient Egyptian architecture are the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx, while excavated temples, palaces, tombs, and fortresses have also been studied. Most buildings were built of locally available mud brick and limestone by paid laborers and craftsmen.
No information provided in the nomination documentation. [20] Dahshour archaeological area: Giza: 1994 (cultural) Dahshur was a part of the Memphite Necropolis that has been listed as a World Heritage Site since 1979. It was first used by Sneferu of the Fourth Dynasty, who constructed the Bent Pyramid (pictured).
The Baron Empain Palace (Arabic: قصر البارون إمبان, "Qasr el Baron Emban"), also known as Le Palais Hindou (lit. ' The Hindu Palace ' ), is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis , a suburb northeast of central Cairo , Egypt.
Heliopolis was one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, occupied since prehistoric Egypt. [1] It greatly expanded under the Old and Middle Kingdoms but is today mostly destroyed, its temples and other buildings having been scavenged for the construction of medieval Cairo. Most information about the ancient city comes from surviving records.