It was built as the grand Heliopolis Palace Hotel in It is currently widely known as Kasr al-'Uruba and at times Kasr al-Ittihadiya , and is for the use of the President of Egypt. Here's the our members favorite photos of " Government Buildings in Cairo ". Upload your photo of Egyptian Presidential Palace! Get in touch with 2 Touristlink members who want to visit Egyptian Presidential Palace or with Gates who already have been here. Save me. Been here. Want to go. Show on Map. Here to help tour guides and locals.
Meet locals and travel companions. Join Touristlink. Planning a trip? Meet the tour guides. About Heliopolis , Egypt It was built by Khedive Mohamed Ali in but not officially opened until , when it joined the list of Alexandria palaces: Al-Mahmoudeya and Ibrahim Pasha.
But Ras Al-Teen was the seat of government because of its strategic location. It is built in the Italian Renaissance style overlooking the Mediterranean, and decorated with similarly inspired architectural elements and ornamentation. Taking up some 17, square metres, it is surrounded by a acre garden with a fountain decorated with 16 statues of mermaids holding fish on its northern side.
The garden is also full of rare species of plants, as well as a private railway station. The palace saw various developments after its completion in the mid 19th century. It was reconstructed during the reign of King Fouad in the s with modern services and new decorations making it similar to the Abdeen Palace in Cairo.
The reconstruction work was carried out by the Italian engineer Veroci at an original cost of some LE, A covered swimming pool and a large attached hall were added at the time, and after World War II Farouk also built a marine pool on the Mediterranean breakwater linked to the palace via a path.
Next to the marine pool is a fully-furnished rest house with a bedroom, living room, kitchen, staff rooms and storage areas for fishing equipment. According to Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the archaeological documentation committee for the Egyptian heritage list, the eastern gate of the Ras Al-Teen Palace is the only extant element from the original building.
The gate is composed of six granite pillars with Egyptian crowns used on their capitals and their lintels embellished with Quranic verses written in copper characters. Today the palace today has three reception halls on the first floor, dubbed the red, white and green halls, and there is also a throne hall similar to the one at Abdeen Palace but of a smaller size.
A large salon and a small private dining room overlooking the sea are also found in this wing. The basement includes a third hall leading to stairs connected to the palace docks where the yacht Al-Mahrousa that transported the royals to Italy after the Revolution was once docked.
According to Abbas, one of the most distinguished aspects of the palace, architecturally speaking, is the Gothic Hall added by King Fouad, which uses a mixture of architectural styles. Outside, behind the palace, there are buildings that were used by employees and staff. All the rooms in the palace are furnished using French decorative elements and furniture. The Ras Al-Teen Palace was the most important royal residence during the monarchy, serving as the summer residence of all Egyptian kings.
Later, it was used as a presidential palace and to house state guests. The architectural design is a mixture of Turkish and Florentine styles, with two towers, one of which towers distinctively with elaborate Renaissance design details.
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