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Al Gawhara Palace

Al-Gawhara Palace (Qasr al-Gawhara), also known as Bijou Palace, is a place and museum in Cairo, Egypt. The palace is situated south of the Mosque of Mohamed Ali in the Cairo Citadel. It was commissioned by Mohamed Ali Pasha in 1814.

The palace designed and constructed by artisans contracted from a variety of countries, including Greeks,Turks,Bulgarians and Albanians. The artisans constructed a variety of elements as part of the palace complex. "barracks,schools,an arsenal,a gun-powder factory and a mint."

The palace was constructed as a two-storey pavilion in the style of a Turkish Kushk. It has Western style windows which were often topped with an oval. The palace also contains the throne of Mohamed Ali Pasha that was a gift from the King of Italy.

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