Egypt · 20th century
The Baron Empain Palace (Arabic: قصر البارون إمبان, "Qasr el Baron Emban"), also known as Le Palais Hindou (lit. 'The Hindu Palace'), is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1905 for Édouard Empain, Baron Empain, a Belgian businessman and industrialist with particular interests in tramways. The building was inspired architecturally by Hindu temples.
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Baron Empain Palace ranks #793 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 37 mapped in Egypt. Founded 1907 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,292 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cairo, 10 km away. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.
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