Al-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the... Show moreAl-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the the official workplace of the Egyptian Presidency, the palace was designed by the Belgian architect Ernest Jaspar (1876-1940) using Neo-Mamluk architecture guidelines that typically characterised the original Heliopolis style. It was opened in December 1910 by a French company that premiered the first luxurious hotels in Africa. It was the largest hotel in the Middle East and Africa at the time. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "20 HELIOPOLIS Heliopolis. Palace Hotel. L.L." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0059 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682579x BIB-ID: 2854697 Show less
Shepheard's Hotel (Cairo, Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Cairo (Egypt), Hotels
Shepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its... Show moreShepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its destruction in 1952 during the Cairo Fire. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "The Collector - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825806 BIB-ID: 2854698 Show less
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less