Manial Palace
قصر الأمير محمد علي
A complex of palaces on Rhoda Island built for Prince Mohammed Ali, blending Ottoman, Moorish, Persian and rococo styles with lavish interiors.
Manial Palace was built between 1899 and 1929 as the residence of Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik, uncle of King Farouk, at the northern tip of Rhoda Island in the Nile. The complex includes a reception palace, a residence palace, a throne room, a mosque, a hunting museum and a private museum. The walls are covered with Iznik-style tiles, coloured glass and carved wooden ceilings, and every room has its own style. The garden has tropical plants and century-old banyan trees. The palace reopened in 2015 after restoration. Admission is about EGP 200–300, and it is open roughly 09:00–17:00. It draws few visitors, making it ideal for anyone interested in architecture and interior decoration. It is about 15 minutes by taxi from the city centre.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
- Cairo Tower
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Gayer-Anderson Museum
- Egyptian Museum
- Coptic Cairo / Hanging Church
- Abdeen Palace
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization