List of palaces in Egypt

This is a list of existing and former palaces in Egypt across all periods, including time of the Pharaohs, the Romans, Fatimids, Mamluks, and the modern Egyptian kingdom.

Egyptian palaces EraDatePalaceLocationNotesPharonic16th century BC Palace of an unknown kingBallas14th century BCPalace of Amenhotep IIIMalkata (or Malqata), Luxor1346 BC Amarna palaces of the Pharaoh Akhenatenal-Minya14th century BCAmenhotep III palaceAvaris (Pi-Ramesses) in the Eastern Desert13th century BCPalace of the Pharaoh MerenptahMemphis, EgyptPalace of Rameses IIRamesseum, LuxorPalace of Rameses IIFayoum 1175 BCThe temple and palace of Rameses IIIMedinet Habu6th century BCPalace of Wahibre (Apries)Memphis, EgyptPtolemaicCirca 3rd century BC - 1st century BCPalaces in the Royal Quarter of AlexandriaSouth of Cape Lochias50s BCAntirhodos island palaceOff Alexandria's mainland in the Eastern Harbour Later on was submerged by seaRoman100 ADRoman palace at El HaizBahariya Oasis, Western DesertIslamic870 ADAhmad ibn Tulun Palaceal-Qatta'i, Old Cairo12th centuryFatimid Great Palaces (the Great Eastern Palace and the Western Palace)Bayn al-Qasrayn area, Historic Cairo12th centuryCairo CitadelCairo13th centurySultan al-Salih palaceThe Mamluk SultansPlan of the Sultan al-Salih palaceRhoda Island, Cairo1293Amir Alin Aq Palace or Amir Khayrbak PalaceBab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, al-Darb al-Ahmar14th centuryAblaq Palace of Al-Nasir MuhammadCairo Citadel14th centuryPalace of Manjak al Yusufi al SilahdarCairo1330Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi)Cairo1334Beshtak PalaceCairo1352Amir Taz PalaceCairo1366Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar)Cairo15th centuryGhuri Palace1496Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady)16th centuryBayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbayal-Darb al-Ahmar1634House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, Al-GhoureyaJamal al Din al Dhahabi House archnet.org - Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi 18th centuryKasr AlainiCairoBecame a Cairo University hospital building1731Harawi Residence1779Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok) The birthplace of Khedive Ismail, it was destroyed by fire in 1998.al-Jamaliyya, Old CairoThe birthplace of Khedive Ismail. Destroyed by fire in 1998.1790sMohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace Napoleon lived here during his Egyptian campaign1794Bayt al-Sinnari PalaceNow a museumModern Egypt19th centuryBulaq palace of Ismail PashaGizaMena House GizaBuilt by Khedive IsmailKasr al-Nozha, Cattaui (Egyptian Jewish industrialist) palaceShubraKasr al-InchaNow the ministry of defenseKasr Kamal al-DinFormer residence of the ministry of foreign affairsZaafarana palace (now part of Ain Shams University)Medhat Yegen Pasha's palaceCairoDemolishedMahmoud Sami el-Baroudi palaceGizaDemolishedKasr al-AaliKasr al-MouniraNow French Archeological Centre (IFAO)Kasr al-Amira Iffet HassanPurchased by Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim before becoming the official seat of the council of ministersEl-Walda Pasha palaceDemolishedMontaza PalaceAlexandria1807Muhammad Ali's Shubra PalaceNow Ain Shams faculty of agriculture1827Harem Palaces at the Citadel of Cairo (now the Military museum) CairoNow a military museum1850sKasr al-Ismailia, Mogama El-Tahrir government complexDemolished1860sKhairy Pasha palace1814Al-Gawhara PalaceCairo1834Ras Al-Teen PalaceAlexandria1854Kasr al-NilCairoNow demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name1863Gezirah PalaceNow a hotel1863Abdeen PalaceCairoFormer royal residence1897Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha PalaceOld Cairo1898Anisa Wissa PalaceFayoum1899Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palaceNow Manyal Palace museum1899Prince Said Halim Pasha PalaceCairoLate 19th centuryKoubbeh PalaceEl-Quba20th centuryFouad Serageddin Pasha's palaceGarden City20th centuryEL-Dobara palaceNow a government school20th centuryTahra palaceEl-Zayton1901The Palace of Saad Zaghloul PashaNow Beit El-Omma Museum1908Prince Youssef Kamal PalaceNag Hammadi1911Baron Empain palace 1910Heliopolis PalaceHeliopolis, Cairo1915Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palaceNow a museum1919Princess Fatma Al-Zahra' PalaceAlexandriaNow Royal Jewelery Museum1920sPrince Amr Ibrahim PalaceZamalekNow the Museum of Islamic Ceramics1924Kurmet Ibn Hani'Now Ahmed Shawqi museum

Others Qaroun Palace (Qasr Qaroun) is a Ptolemaic temple in Fayoum. Hatshepsut's Palace is Deir el-Bahri Hatshepsut's temple.

References

External links egy.com - List of palaces on the Nile Palaces of Pashas

See also List of palaces