Saray( palace) of Prince Amr Ibrahim in Zamalek

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Lecturer of Islamic archaeology , faculty of archaeology , Fayoum university (Egypt)

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palace of Prince Amr Ibrahim in Zamalek is considered one of the finest palaces of the beginning of the twentieth century. Prince Amr Ibrahim is one of the most prominent descendants of Mohamed Ali Pasha. He had a great interest in Islamic architecture and art so; His palace came in the Neo-Islamic style with many Moroccan and Andalusian influences. The palace has undergone various historical stages, and finally it has been converted into a museum of Islamic ceramics. This research aims to study this palace in the light of a new document published for the first time. The study deals with an analysis of the architectural style of the palace and its architectural and artistic features

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