Historic site · Egypt
House of Sitt Wasila
An Ottoman-period courtyard house with decorated reception rooms and painted architectural scenes.
Where it is
30.0443, 31.2633
Why go
Built by two brothers in the seventeenth century, the house takes its name from a later resident, Wasila Khatun. Its arrangement separates reception, service and residential spaces. The surviving decoration includes floral work and depictions of holy places in the Hijaz.
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