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Heliopolis Palace


Coordinates: 30°5′18″N 31°19′12″E / 30.08833°N 31.32000°E / 30.08833; 31.32000 The Heliopolis Palace is one of the three Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Montaza Palace and Ras el-Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. It is located in the suburb of Heliopolis, northeast of central Cairo and east of the Nile in Egypt. It was originally built as the grand Heliopolis Palace Hotel in 1910. Now it is for the use of the President of Egypt.

In Egypt, it is currently referred to, as Arabic: قصر رئاسة الجمهورية‎‎, Kasr Riasat Al Gomhouria, "Palace of the Presidency of the Republic"; قصر الاتحادية Kasr Al Ittihadia, "Federation Palace".

The Heliopolis Palace Hotel was built in the open desert from 1908—1910, while development of the new suburb began around it, by the Heliopolis Oases Company. It was opened as Africa's most luxurious hotel on December 1, 1910.


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