Bayt al-Sinnari “Sinnari House” in Cairo, Egypt
Facts about Islamic Egyptian Antiquities “Egypt Archaeological Sites“, the history of the construction of the oldest historical houses in Old Cairo from the Ottoman era, the price of the entrance ticket, working hours, and more about the Islamic Egypt History.
Bayt al-Sinnari Facts
Bayt al-Sinnari is considered one of the most important Egyptian Islamic monuments and important or luxurious palaces that still remain until now..
It is also one of the houses that were built for the elite. It was built by its owner, King Ibrahim Katkhuda al-Senari, and from that time on he was able to spend huge sums of money on it..
This house has been known since that time as one of three houses, but the Senari house was the only one of them that actually remained of those houses until now..
Location of the Sanari House and Dome
In fact, this great historical house is located in the Al-Nasiriyah neighborhood in the Sayyida Zeinab area, as it is located at the end of the Taatab alley. Until now, it is not open..
It is currently known as Harat Mang, and it can now be reached directly from the corner at the beginning of Al-Komi Street from the right, as it actually connects with a lane called Harat Hassan Al-Kashef, which then leads to Harat Mang..
History of the establishment of Beit El Senary
In fact, the construction of this historic house dates back to approximately 1209 AH – 1794 AD..
It was established by Sultan Ibrahim Katkhuda Al-Senari, one of the great and wealthy men of Cairo at that time, and he was from the people of Dolo Dongola in Sudan..
He had worked as a gatekeeper in the city of Mansoura in the Delta, and then he had resided in Upper Egypt in Egypt and he began to try in every way to contact the prince at that time, who was Murad Bey, until he succeeded in our time and became one of the notables of the city of Cairo, and then he had died in the year 1216 AH, i.e. 1801 AD..
The French campaign in Egypt, led by the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, had allocated the ancient archaeological site to its photographers and a number of its scientists whom it had brought with it, including the scientist Rigaud..
With them was that famous painter at that time, and with him I did a number of researches and a number of valuable drawings that were published at that time in a book called at that time the Description of Egypt..
Then, during the period between 1917 and 1926 AD, the scholar Gilliard established a large museum in it, which he named the Bonaparte Museum, but it was closed after his death, and then it was completely evacuated in 1933 AD..
Description of the Senari House
In fact, the Senari House in Cairo consists of two parts.:
The first is the western part, which at that time included all the seats and all the halls for receiving guests, and the eastern part, which at that time included a number of secondary rooms..
The house also has a very large entrance, but it overlooks a neighborhood called Harat Manj until now. It is an ancient stone entrance topped by the Mashrabiya Architecture, but it is somewhat prominent from the neighbor.
This entrance then leads to a raised corridor that leads to the large inner courtyard of the house, which is actually in the middle of the large fountain that overlooks all the inner facades in the courtyard area of the house..
All the stone facades of the house were decorated with a number of carved engravings in wonderful shapes, with two places, each designated for reception..
Not only that, but the house has a seat that actually has a door that is also rich in the presence of a number of decorations, and its stairs lead to the presence of two doors, as the right one of it leads to all the rooms in the house, then the great hall from it, and then both the bathroom and the left door with it leads after that to the seat and then from it to the eastern wing..
What is the price of a visit ticket for Egyptians?
The ticket fee to visit Beit El Senary for adults is: 10 Egyptian pounds.
The ticket fee for visiting Beit El Senary for Egyptian students is: 5 Egyptian pounds.
What is the price of a visit ticket for foreigners?
Visit ticket fee: 40 Egyptian pounds
If the visitor is a foreign student, the entrance fee is: 20 Egyptian pounds.
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