Egyptian Consulate Building


Thought by some critics to be the work of Italian architect Raimondo D’Aronco, this gorgeous art nouveau mini-palace was built for Emine Hanım, mother of the last khedive (viceroy) of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi II, and dates from 1902. It’s the white building with a mansard roof and an ornate wrought-iron fence.


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