Aisha Fahmy Palace: -
It is a historical palace located in the Zamalek neighborhood in Cairo. Ali Fahmy Pasha, brother of Aisha Fahmy, built the palace in a classic style in 1907 by the Italian designer and engineer Antonio Lashak.
The palace rooms are characterized by the presence of silk and linen paintings, in addition to the presence of European motifs on the sides of the walls.
Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek consists of two floors, where the first floor consists of many rooms consisting of 6 rooms, and a large hall in the middle of it is a statue called The Thinker, and it contains a number of paintings, including a painting of the guitarist for Santir and a painting of children in a state of terror of a dog.
The Al-Yamani rooms are designed for summer and are characterized by a charming view of the Nile, and in these rooms a number of paintings by foreign artists are displayed, including a painting of a war site and another of the Colossi of Memnon.
The three rooms on the left are the winter rooms, the first being the billiard room and have an antique feel. It features heritage fireplaces, carvings on the ceiling and parquet floors.
On the upper floor, to your left, you find the Japanese room that the Japanese ambassador gave to Aisha Fahmy when he visited her in the palace. The room is impressive, including Japanese inscriptions and traditional Japanese lamps. The room features two statues painted in gold on either side of the room.
As for the second floor, there are many rooms of an antique character, including the Japanese room that was given to Aisha Fahmy and was designed for it, as some Japanese words and pictures were inscribed on the walls of the room, in addition to the presence of representations made in golden color, and on the second floor there was a special dressing room In it, and also the “Hammamet” room, which was distinguished by the gas heater, although it was difficult to enter it at that time, which indicates the existence of a complete luxury that Aisha Fahmy enjoyed at that time.
Photos, from the fans page of Lieutenant General Kamel Al Wazir
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