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Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The palace complex is located on the western shore of the Nile. It consists of several buildings around a central green. The palace was built in 1908 and restored for the first time in 2019.
Beyond a marble fountain with a mosaic stands the reception house, with its small dome; it is built of black and red fired bricks. Since the prince was a collector and lover of art, he incorporated many architectural and decorative elements as well as accessories in this palace and the other buildings.
A long rectangular terrace underneath the dome with its elaborate arabesque decorum gives access to the main palace. This dome was taken from a Cairene Mameluke house. At the end of the terrace is a wooden element derived from a mosque; a tiled ornament was set into the wall above the wooden element
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The bedroom - reused Late Mameluke/Early Ottoman period wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The corridor leading to the palace's entrance Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The exhibition - reused wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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General view of the palace - backside Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Details of restored wooden stairs leading to the roof Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Details Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The third palace hosting an exhibition of Prince Youssef Kamel's personal objects Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Entrance to the third palace Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Details of a reused wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
Details of a reused wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
Details of a reused wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The kitchen Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Early 20th-century Western oven Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The bedroom Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The bedroom - reused Late Mameluke/Early Ottoman period wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The main hall - reused Ottoman period tiles Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The main hall - reused Late Mameluke/Early Ottoman period wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The bath Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Early 20th-century door Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Reused Ottoman-style tiles on the entrance Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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The main hall of the palace - reused Ottoman period Mihrab Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The main hall of the palace - reused Ottoman period Mihrab - tiles Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
The main hall - reused Late Mameluke/Early Ottoman period wooden ceiling Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Reused Ottoman period tiles on the external walls Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
Restored wooden Mashrabiya Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Details of the arabesque dome on the terrace leading to the palace's entrance Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Details of different decorative elements at the entrance Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
Details of different decorative elements at the entrance Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2023
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The palace facing the river Nile Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
Prince Youssef Kamel Palace
Fountain - probably from the Mameluke period Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Fountain - details Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Greek inscription on a reused earlier basin (?) Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022
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Administrative and service building Giorgia Marchiori/Regions in Flux, 2022