Qasr Baron Empain

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ArchNet Site ID	AS03762
Variant Names	Baron Empain Palace, Qasr Baron Ambain, Baron Ambain palace
Street Address	Heliopolis
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Date	completed 1905/1322 AH
Century	20
Decade	1900s
Building Type	palatial
Building Usage	palace

Notes

The Palace of Baron Empain, in the new city of Heliopolis, was constructed by the French architect Alexander Marcel. The palace's eclectic forms evoke Hindu palace architecture, and can be seen in the context of an early 20th century Cairene revival of various historical styles. Source: Rabbat, Nasser. 1999. "Competing Neo Styles in the Early Twentieth Century." Website of MIT Course 4.615 on Architecture of Cairo. http://web.mit.edu/4.615/www/handout19.htm. [Accessed February 14, 2007]