Abdin Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Egypt. It is located in downtown Cairo Jump to: navigation, search President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ...

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Abdin Palace is considered one of the most sumptuous palaces in the world in terms of its adornments, paintings, and large number of clocks scattered in the parlors and wings, most of which are decorated with pure gold

Built by Khedive Ismail, to become the official government headquarters instead of the Citadel of Cairo, this palace was used as well for official events and ceremonies. Abdin Palace was so called as it was built on the debris of a house owned by the Turkish Prince Abdin Bey. Ismail Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (December 31, 1830–March 2, 1895) was khedive of Egypt from 1863 until he was removed at the behest of the British in 1879. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...

Construction started in 1863 and continued for 10 years but the palace was officially inaugurated in 1874. Erected on an area of 24 feddans, the palace was constructed by the French architect Rousseau along with a large number of Egyptian, Italian, French and Turkish decorators. However, the palace’s garden was added in 1921 by Khedive Tawfik on an area of 20 feddans. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Rousseau is a French surname. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The cost of building the palace reached 700,000 Egyptian Pounds in addition to 2 million Pounds for its furnishing. More money was also spent on the palace’s alteration, preservation and maintenance by consecutive rulers . The palace includes 500 rooms and ballrooms, not to mention the parlors, with each room containing a minimum of 100 pieces of art.