Historic site · Egypt
House of Gamal Al-Din Al-Dhahabi
A seventeenth-century merchant’s house in Cairo’s Al-Ghuriyya area.
Where it is
30.0445, 31.2597
Why go
Built for a leading merchant, the house links domestic architecture with the city’s trading life. Shops and storage spaces occupy its lower level, while reception and residential rooms surround courtyards above. Its loggia and internal organization show how commerce and household life shared a building.
Near House of Gamal Al-Din Al-Dhahabi
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