Baron Empain Palace (1907-1911 AD) - Heliopolis District - Cairo - Egypt

Ahmed Basha

Ahmed Basha

The Baron Empain Palace also known as Le Palais Hindou was founded in 1905 by Édouard Empain a Belgian businessman and designed by Alexandre Marcel the French architect. The building is impressive with the richness of its ornamentation, which includes monkeys, elephants, lions, and snakes, as well as statues of Buddha, Shiva, Krishna, and other Hindu deities Cairo-Egypt.

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The Baron Empain Palace Cairo-Egypt.