The palace was designed and constructed by artisans contracted from a variety of countries, including Greeks, Turks, Bulgarians and Albanians.[1]: 17 The artisans constructed a variety of elements as part of the palace complex: "barracks, schools, an arsenal, a gun-powder factory and a mint."[1]: 17 The palace was constructed as a two-storey pavilion in the style of a Turkish kushk. It has Western style windows which were often topped with an oval oeil-de-boeuf. The French architect and engineer Pascal Coste was employed to add the residential quarters for the palace servants and functionaries. On one side of the palace was a haush (courtyard) and on the other, were views of the pyramids and the Nile.
In 1822, a fire destroyed the palace's wooden construction in a blaze that lasted for 2 days. Later, Muhammad Ali had the structure expanded and elaborated upon with the construction of "a large marble fountain, columned stone terraces and porticoes, parterres of flower beds and orange groves, and even a menagerie containing a lion, two tigers and an elephant, a gift of the British Lord Hastings."[1]: 17
Two years later, in 1824, fire again damaged the palace after explosions of gunpowder. Muhammad Ali imported large slabs of marble from Italy to build a vestibule, staircase and corridors.[1]: 18
In 1825, English traveller Anne Catherine Elwood described the opulence of the palace, and in particular its grand room that could "offer dancing, had deep niches for conversation, and side rooms for music, reading, games and refreshment."[1]: 18
Muhammad Ali's official divan or audience hall, where the pasha received guests, contains a 1000kg chandelier sent to him by Louis-Philippe I of France.[1]: 19 Some of the paintings in the Pasha hall of the palace portray the receiving of foreign ambassadors.
The palace also contains the throne of Muhammad Ali Pasha that was a gift from the King of Italy.[2]
gawhara, palace, arabic, قصر, الجوهرة, qaṣr, gawhara, also, known, bijou, palace, palace, museum, cairo, egypt, palace, situated, south, mosque, muhammad, cairo, citadel, commissioned, muhammad, pasha, 1814, palace, designed, constructed, artisans, contracted,. Al Gawhara Palace Arabic قصر الجوهرة Qaṣr al Gawhara also known as Bijou Palace is a palace and museum in Cairo Egypt The palace is situated south of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the Cairo Citadel It was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1814 Al Gawhara Palace The palace was designed and constructed by artisans contracted from a variety of countries including Greeks Turks Bulgarians and Albanians 1 17 The artisans constructed a variety of elements as part of the palace complex barracks schools an arsenal a gun powder factory and a mint 1 17 The palace was constructed as a two storey pavilion in the style of a Turkish kushk It has Western style windows which were often topped with an oval oeil de boeuf The French architect and engineer Pascal Coste was employed to add the residential quarters for the palace servants and functionaries On one side of the palace was a haush courtyard and on the other were views of the pyramids and the Nile In 1822 a fire destroyed the palace s wooden construction in a blaze that lasted for 2 days Later Muhammad Ali had the structure expanded and elaborated upon with the construction of a large marble fountain columned stone terraces and porticoes parterres of flower beds and orange groves and even a menagerie containing a lion two tigers and an elephant a gift of the British Lord Hastings 1 17 Two years later in 1824 fire again damaged the palace after explosions of gunpowder Muhammad Ali imported large slabs of marble from Italy to build a vestibule staircase and corridors 1 18 In 1825 English traveller Anne Catherine Elwood described the opulence of the palace and in particular its grand room that could offer dancing had deep niches for conversation and side rooms for music reading games and refreshment 1 18 Muhammad Ali s official divan or audience hall where the pasha received guests contains a 1000kg chandelier sent to him by Louis Philippe I of France 1 19 Some of the paintings in the Pasha hall of the palace portray the receiving of foreign ambassadors The palace also contains the throne of Muhammad Ali Pasha that was a gift from the King of Italy 2 References edit a b c d e f Johnston Shirley Egyptian Palaces and Villas New York Abrams ISBN 0 8109 5538 5 Photographs by Sherif Sonbol Kasr El Gawhara or Jewel Palace www egyptianmuseums net Retrieved 2018 03 14 External links editKasr El Gawhara or Jewel Palace nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Jawhara Palace museum 30 01 41 N 31 15 34 E 30 02806 N 31 25944 E 30 02806 31 25944 nbsp This article about a museum in Egypt is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Gawhara Palace amp oldid 1176010157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
