Egyptahotep's video: EGYPT 804 - MOHAMED ALI Palace Museum I by Egyptahotep

MOHAMED ALI Palace Museum I, (Manial Palace Museum I): This is Another Marvel of Egypt ,This Palace was built to commemorate and eternalize the Islamic Art. it is considered one of the most important museums and represents an important period in modern Egyptian history and shows the life of the Royal Family. The architectural designs distinguish it from other museums because of its Modern Islamic art having the essence of Moroccan, Persian and Syrian styles. This Palace museum is located at the east of the Nile along the island of Manial El Roda. The Palace is divided into 11 sections; the gate which was built in the style of middle age castles gates, has terraces for guards. The palace facade resembles that of Iranian Mosques and Schools of the XIV th Cent. The reception palace was designed for receiving official guests. The first part has two rooms, the ceremony room and the reception one for those who offer Friday prayers with the Prince, the second part has two halls; the Moroccan and Syrian halls. The Saa (clock) Tower lies between the Reception Palace and the Mosque, which Prince Mohamed Ali built after the Andalusian and Moroccan Style. There is a beautiful fountain between the tower and the great Mosque, the Mosque despite to be small is considered a Marvellous architectural and ornamental antique. The Hunting Museum is a long hall annexed to the east gate overlooking the garden. It displays possessions of King Farouk and Prince Youssef Kamal who loved hunting. This Museum was finished long after the death of the Prince and was opened to the public in 1962. The residence has two floors and is the oldest building in the palace and has a tower overlooking sights of Cairo and Giza. The first floor consists of al-Shakma, the mirror lobby, harem room, blue saloon, dining room, arabesque saloon and the fireplace room. The second floor consists of the jewelry room, arabesque room, Princes bedroom, maids room and a balcony overlooking the mirror hall. The Throne palace was designed after the Ottoman style in the form of a "Kosha" The private Museum is situated in the southern part of the palace and consists of 15 halls divided by a yard with a small garden. The palace garden is a rare plant museum, where the Prince collected a lot of plants unknown in Egypt and was able to adapt them to Egyptian weather. This palace shows perfectly the modern Egyptian history