Bayt Al-Razzaz palace

Bayt Al-Razzaz palace

The Bayt Al-Razzaz Palace was constructed from the late 15th-century through the late 18th century in the heart of medieval Cairo, Egypt.

Bayt al-Razzaz is an abandoned 178-room urban palace in the Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood of medieval Cairo. It is a property of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.

It was built in the time of the Mamluk sultan Qayt Bay or Qaitbay.

References

* [http://www.unesco.org/archi2000/pdf/morton.pdf UNESCO article]
* [http://www.arce.org/conservation/projects.html USAID conservation project] .


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