Palace & château
Manasterly Palace
🇪🇬 Egypt · 19th century
The Manasterly Palace is an Ottoman Baroque palace and grounds in the south western corner on the southern end of Rawda Island on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt. It stands next to the nilometer that dates back to 861 CE.
The one story palace was built in 1851 by Hassan Fouad Pasha al-Manasterly, then Governor of Cairo. Only the public halls (selamlik) of the governor's palace are still standing while his private residence (harem) has been demolished to make way for a water station.
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Manasterly Palace ranks #4,893 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 37 mapped in Egypt. Founded 1851, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cairo, 4 km away. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Manasterly Palace?
Manasterly Palace stands in Egypt, at 30.00694°, 31.22444°.
When was Manasterly Palace built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1851. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Manasterly Palace?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,893 of 8,133 worldwide, and #27 in Egypt. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Manasterly Palace?
Babylon Fortress, about 1 km away.
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