The Museum of Mohamed Aly brought to you in 30 pics

Due to the spread of Corona virus, which is rampant among the societies of the whole world, a large number of countries, including Egypt, have taken precautionary measures to confront and prevent the spread of the virus, among them the suspension of the study, in addition to permanently preventing gatherings, and reducing the number of workers in institutions, and during the next report we accompany the reader on a tour inside a palace Muhammad Ali al-Manial, through a set of photos taken by the "Seventh Day" lens, for those who want to enter and visit the palace during the period of prevention from the virus.

Prince Muhammad Ali palace is one of the most important historical palaces in Egypt, where many cultural and artistic activities and events are held, under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The palace was established by Prince Muhammad Ali, who is the second son of Khedive Tawfiq Ibn Al-Khedive Ismail, and his mother is Princess Amina Najiba Elhami Karima Ibrahim Elhami Pasha Ibn Abbas I.

The palace was built in 1903 AD

The construction of the palace began in 1903 AD and chose the land of the palace, Prince Muhammad Ali himself, and at the beginning he established the residence palaces and then completed the rest of the companies, and the prince put engineering and decorative designs, and supervised the construction himself, and his construction was completed in 1943.

The area of ​​the palace is 61711
The total area of ​​the palace is about 61711 square meters, of which 5000 meters represent the area of ​​the buildings, including pavilions, and the rest of the space is devoted to gardens and internal roads, which has an area of ​​34 thousand meters and includes a rare group of trees and plants. The palace is a unique architectural masterpiece because it includes various Islamic art styles between Fatimi, Mamluk, Othmani, Andalusia, Farsi and Shami.

The palace contains 3 companies
 The palace contains three naves: the residence palaces, the reception palaces, the throne palaces, in addition to the mosque, the private museum, the hunting museum, and the clock tower, the golden hall, surrounded by a wall in the style of medieval fortresses, the garden.

The will of Prince Muhammad Ali
The prince recommended that after his death the palace be a museum that enjoys the beauty of its visiting artists, and after the 1952 revolution and the nationalization of the property of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the palace was entrusted to the management of recovered funds, and its contents were taken over by the Egyptian Tourism Company, and in 1991 it created a dispute over the palace between the holding company and the management of funds. By the decision of the Council of Ministers to transform it into a museum and remove and demolish anything that distorts the beauty of the palace.

The museum contains 20 thousand pieces
Dr. Walaa Badawi, General Director of the Manial Palace Museum, said that the Manial Palace Museum includes nearly 20,000 artifacts, of which 10,000 are displayed, and the rest of the objects are located inside the museum's private warehouse.

Walaa Badawi added that the Palace of Muhammad Ali in Manial witnessed an important period in the history of modern Egypt, as it is unique from the rest of the museums of historical palaces with its magnificent architectural design, as it is considered a comprehensive art school for various elements of Islamic arts and was built on an Islamic style adapted from the Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman Islamic schools.