Royal Jewelry Museum

The Royal Jewelry Museum is housed in a palace that once belonged to descendants of Mohamed Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt. The palace was commissioned by Zainab Hanem Fahmi, daughter of Aly Faahmy Pasha, one of the most prominent land owners in Egypt n and wife of Prince Aly Haida Shanassys a prominent poet and scientist of his time. The building start ed in 1919 but Zainab Haines did not live till see its completion as only the western wing was finished . Her daughter, Al-Nadia Fatima saw the construction through, finishing the eastern wing. Following European standards, Italian artist and architect Antonio Lasciac was in charge of finishing the eastern wing, which was finally finished in 1923.Read more