Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Cairo

Bayt Al-Suhaymi or House of Suhaymi is an Ottoman era mansion on the Darb al-Asfar alley originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy

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Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Cairo

Bayt Al-Suhaymi or House of Suhaymi is an Ottoman era mansion on the Darb al-Asfar alley originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy.

Bayt Al-Suhaymi or House of Suhaymi is an Ottoman era mansion on the Darb al-Asfar alley originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy. Now restored as a house museum, it showcases a Cairene domestic layout from a bygone era. Explore the house to see the spectacular woodwork, classical rooms with mashrabiya windows, Arabic calligraphy, marble floors, traditional carpets, wooden panels on ceilings, and the small garden in the central courtyard.

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About Bayt Al-Suhaymi

 Haret Al Darb Al Asfar, El-Gamaleya, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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