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Egypt · November
Architecture in Cairo
Landmark buildings and design highlights, picked by an architect.
Heliopolis
Baron Empain Palace
A Hindu-temple-inspired palace from 1911 in Heliopolis, restored and reopened as a museum of the district.
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Manial
Manial Palace
Prince Mohamed Ali’s palace complex mixing Ottoman, Persian and Moorish styles, set in a banyan garden.
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Abdeen
Abdeen Palace Museum
The 19th-century royal palace, with collections of arms, silver and royal gifts.
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Zamalek
Cairo Tower
The 1961 lattice tower on Gezira, shaped like a lotus; go up at sunset for the widest view of the city.
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Zamalek
Cairo Opera House
The Japanese-funded opera complex on Gezira, with concerts, ballet and the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in its grounds.
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