Tahra Palace
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El-Tahra Palace is a palace
located in Cairo
, Egypt
that was designed by Antonio Lasciac
. It was mainly built for Princess Amina, daughter of Khedive Ismail and mother of Mohamed Taher Pasha. It was built in "Italianate Palazzo" style.
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
located in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
that was designed by Antonio Lasciac
Antonio Lasciac
Antonio Lasciac was an Italian architect, engineer, poet as well as musician.Lasciac borned to Peter Laščak and to mother Jožefa Trampuš in Friulian fourth Podturn in Gorica 21st in September 1856...
. It was mainly built for Princess Amina, daughter of Khedive Ismail and mother of Mohamed Taher Pasha. It was built in "Italianate Palazzo" style.