Egyptian palaces and villas, 1808-1960 /
This volume presents a dramatization of Egypt and its places, people, and events, singling out 41 palaces as the focus. With a grounding in scholarly works and Egyptian stories and tales, each palace and its owner is described through a narrative, and accompanied by color photos of interiors, exteri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cairo :
American University in Cairo Press,
2006
Cairo : 2006 |
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| Summary: | This volume presents a dramatization of Egypt and its places, people, and events, singling out 41 palaces as the focus. With a grounding in scholarly works and Egyptian stories and tales, each palace and its owner is described through a narrative, and accompanied by color photos of interiors, exteriors, and .. Gawhara Palace -- Shoubra Palace: Nymphaeum -- Ras El-Tin Palace -- Hosh Al-Basha -- Monasterly Salamlik -- Mena House -- Gezira Palace -- Abdin Palace -- Antoniadis Villa and Gardens -- The Khedive Ismail's rest house -- Abd El-Razik Salamlik -- Mohammed Amin Wali House -- L'Hôtel Saint-Maurice -- The Residency "Bayt Al-Lurd" -- Fatima Hanem Chahin House -- The Winter Palace -- Montaza Palace and Salamlik -- The Cataract -- El-Masri Pasha Salamlik -- Bindernagel Villa -- Fakry Abd El-Nour Villa -- Zaafaran Palace -- Manial Palace -- Baron Empain Palace -- Youssef Pasha Soliman Villa -- Loutfy Mansour House -- Prince Youssef Kamel Hall -- Palazzina Dr. Ali Pasha Ibrahim -- Mizrahi Pasha Villa -- Sinout Bey Hanna Villa -- Greiss Villa -- Villa of the Papal Nunciate -- Royal Legation of Italy -- El-Chennoaoui Villa -- Badrawi-Ashour Palace -- Abaza Villa -- Spahi House -- Hamed Said Studio and House -- Toussoun Abu Gabal House -- El-Mallawany House -- El-Mezlawy Palace |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 207 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm 207 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 204) and index Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index |
| ISBN: | 9774249968 9789774249969 |