Manial Palace Museum
Manial Palace Museum
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Built by Prince Mohamed Ali (1875-1955), between 1901 and 1929, this palace complex houses six structures including a hunting museum belonging to the late King Farouk, the prince’s residence and furnishings and a beautiful garden.
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Usama Mabrouck
Cairo, Egypt643 contributions
Feb 2021 • Family
Manial palace or prince Mohamed Ali Tawfik palace on of the most iconic places in Cairo or in Egypt. It was made to preserve the Islamic art and architecture. The beauty is in every detail , there is also a hunting museum with a lot of preserved animals, it’s a beautiful place to spend 2 hours , there are some deposit boxes to keep small backpack there and it’s for free
Written February 16, 2021
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hemmat2017
Cairo, Egypt5 contributions
Jun 2019
I had this trip to Manial palace several times in my life. Trust me in this, every time that I visit this palace, it looks like the first time. Everything is fascinating & gorgeous. The architect, the garden, the furniture, the antiques & the portraits are breathtaking.
This is one of the places that no one must miss in their travelling to Cairo
This is one of the places that no one must miss in their travelling to Cairo
Written January 8, 2020
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geelongexpat
Melbourne, Australia1,229 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
There's some lovely maintained buildings here. They are beautiful and historic. The gardens are also well maintained and gorgeous. The downside was that when I visited they were roped off and inaccessible. Also, there is a "hunting museum" here. It is not a display of weapons but rather a display of trophies. So a bunch of taxidermied animals and even elephant tusks. I found this section off putting.
Written July 14, 2024
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Mark Vanest
Alexandria, Egypt17 contributions
Jul 2022
A beautiful palace. The detail in each room was simply incredible. Definitely go with a guide. I wasn't planning to do that, but we ended up with one and I'm so glad we did. Context and stories about the place make it come alive.
Written August 3, 2022
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Mohga Moamen
Cairo, Egypt213 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
Very impressive place. The ticket fee is 5 le for Egyptians. The place is easy to reach. The garden there reminded me of Aswan botanical garden. I was impressed mainly by the great details of the ceiling of most of the buildings there. The only concern was the car parking, there was no parking so it is better to visit it without car.
Written March 29, 2021
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Severn
World2,198 contributions
Dec 2020
It turned out that there is such a hidden gem in Cairo. A real oasis of silence and greenery, around which beeps, shouts, traffic, dust, debris and crowds reign. The palace was built a little over a hundred years ago under the personal guidance and design of Prince Mohammed Ali Tevfik. The prince was a great fan of the arts and wanted to perpetuate Islamic art. However, he did not choose a specific style - as a result, the ensemble is a whimsical fusion of Rococo, Art Nouveau, Persian, Ottoman, Moorish styles. It is noteworthy that the prince designed the palace not as a personal property, but as an architectural monument.
Ensemble Manial consists of:
A 34,000 square meter garden with many rare plants.
Reception palace at the main entrance with rooms for security.
The prince's residence. On the ground floor there is a dining room, a fireplace room, several beautiful rooms and salons. The second floor is closed for now.
The Ottoman style throne room, on the second floor the Obsidian Hall and the chambers of the prince's mother.
The Golden Hall - closed.
The palace mosque in the Moroccan style. Very beautiful and richly decorated building with a chic ceiling, decorated with Persian carpets and Turkish blue tiles.
Clock tower.
The hunting lodge is a long building with a mediocre collection of hunting trophies.
A private museum with an extensive collection of antiques and art objects.
The halls of the palace are decorated with gilding, stained-glass windows, woodcarving, mother-of-pearl, ceramics and are filled with a huge number of antiques. Entrance ticket - 100 EGP.
Ensemble Manial consists of:
A 34,000 square meter garden with many rare plants.
Reception palace at the main entrance with rooms for security.
The prince's residence. On the ground floor there is a dining room, a fireplace room, several beautiful rooms and salons. The second floor is closed for now.
The Ottoman style throne room, on the second floor the Obsidian Hall and the chambers of the prince's mother.
The Golden Hall - closed.
The palace mosque in the Moroccan style. Very beautiful and richly decorated building with a chic ceiling, decorated with Persian carpets and Turkish blue tiles.
Clock tower.
The hunting lodge is a long building with a mediocre collection of hunting trophies.
A private museum with an extensive collection of antiques and art objects.
The halls of the palace are decorated with gilding, stained-glass windows, woodcarving, mother-of-pearl, ceramics and are filled with a huge number of antiques. Entrance ticket - 100 EGP.
Written January 11, 2021
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK185,662 contributions
Oct 2019
The Manial Palace is the former palace of Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik built in an eclectic mix of Art Nouveau, Rococo, Ottoman, Moorish, Persian architectural styles. The grounds of the palace are quite large, but possible to cover in a couple of hours.
There are several buildings, plus the gardens to visit, but the highlights of the palace complex are throne room and palace building where all the aforementioned architecture are on full display. Both these feature some truly photogenic opportunities.
There are several buildings, plus the gardens to visit, but the highlights of the palace complex are throne room and palace building where all the aforementioned architecture are on full display. Both these feature some truly photogenic opportunities.
Written November 7, 2019
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Gaafar
Sandefjord, Norway54 contributions
Jul 2017 • Couples
The beautiful palace of Prince Mohamed Ali the son of Khedive Tawfeek. It's a full complex that includes a botanical garden, a mosque and a hunting museum. If you haven't visited that palace already you should add it to your list.
Written June 26, 2018
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Usama Mabrouck
Cairo, Egypt643 contributions
Oct 2016
Prince Mohamed Ali built this palace 120 years to enrich the capital with a good example of the deceased Islamic architecture , and the result was magnificent. every stone had been built with a passion and the landscape is eye catching , the furniture and decoration is great pleasure to look at them , and the museum of animal mummies is so beautiful , i would recommend visiting this museum so much.
Written December 31, 2016
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Melissa S
39 contributions
Dec 2016 • Couples
So we went to Mohammed Ali's palace first before his mosque. This is set in lovely grounds by the Nile. Many different buildings and really lovely full of history too.
We enjoyed this day and saw some amazing things.
Lovely mosque inside too amazing old old trees and lovely walk around gardens.
Certainly worth seeing
We enjoyed this day and saw some amazing things.
Lovely mosque inside too amazing old old trees and lovely walk around gardens.
Certainly worth seeing
Written December 30, 2016
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Δεν το γνωρίζω εγώ πήγα με τα πόδια γιατί το ξενοδοχείο μου granb Nile tower ήταν κοντά
Written September 30, 2019
As far as I know it is open everyday from 9.00 to 16.00.
Written July 7, 2018
Olá! Estarei em visita ao Cairo e desejo conhecer o palácio de Mohamed Ali. Minha dúvida é a seguinte: consigo facilmente táxi na região para me levar novamente ao hotel? É um lugar movimentado ou retirado? Preciso muito dessa informação e agradeço a quem me responder.
Written March 28, 2018
Yes you can find a taxi, it's a busy area and you can use taxi apps like uber and careem.
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Written July 31, 2018
Hello! I am planning to visit this palace on my first day of visiting Cairo. In the morning I will go to the Pharaonic Village, then the Manial Palace and then I will go to the Cairo Tower. My question is: since I'm going alone, I'll need a taxi to get from the palace to the Cairo Tower. Is it a place where I can get taxis, or is it a remote and deserted place? I'm waiting for the answer, thank you.
Written March 24, 2018
It's city center, you can find a lot of taxis
Written July 31, 2018
Hi Andrea for adult forefinger 100LE student 50LE for camera 50LE it opens from 9AM to 4PM you can visit many places there . Please if you have a question about the museum send to me.
Written March 15, 2017
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