Egypt is just months away from reopening the Baron Empain Palace after a $6M restoration project on the historic Cairo building.
is just months away from reopening the Baron Empain Palace after a $6m restoration project on the historic Cairo building.
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as"Le Palais Hindou" or the Hindu palace, was built by Belgian millionaire Baron Edward Empain in 1911, in the Heliopolis district of the Egyptian capital. The mansion fell into disrepair after Empain's death in 1929 and for many years, amid protracted ownership disputes, it was rented out for social events or as a film set, Reuters news agency reported.that restoration efforts, carried out by the The Armed Forces Engineering Authority, are 85% complete.
The palace's ceilings, marble columns, doors, ornate windows and statues are all being fully restored, the ministry said.Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images Some features, including iron fencing built around the palace in 2006, were removed after they were deemed to be incompatible with the building's aesthetic, the ministry added.
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