Museum · Egypt
Royal Carriages Museum
متحف المركبات الملكية
The former khedivial stables in Bulaq, now displaying the carriages, harness and liveries of Egypt's Muhammad Ali dynasty.
Where it is
30.0554, 31.2311
Why go
Khedive Ismail conceived this Bulaq building to house the court's horses and carriages; it later became the Royal Mews and turned into a museum after 1952. The display centres on royal coaches of many sizes, with riding equipment, staff uniforms and oil paintings from the same era. Its best-known piece is the ornate state carriage that Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie gave Ismail for the 1869 Suez Canal opening, later restored by King Farouk.
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