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'''Bayt Al-Suhaymi''' ("House of Suhaymi") is a Traditional [[Egypt]]ian [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] themed house and [[museum]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. It was originally built in 1648<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/2195 | title=Archnet }}</ref> by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of [[Islamic Cairo]]. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.
'''Bayt al-Suhaymi''' ("House of Suhaymi") is a traditional [[Egypt]]ian [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] themed house and [[museum]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. It was originally built in 1648<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.archnet.org/sites/2195 | title=Archnet }}</ref> by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of [[Islamic Cairo]]. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi, whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.


The house is built around a [[sahn]] in the centre of which there is a small garden with plants and palm trees. From here several of the fine [[mashrabiya]] windows in the house can be seen. Today the house is a museum which foreign visitors can tour for 35 Egyptian pounds (15 for students). Much of the marble floor work, wooden furniture, and ceiling decor is still intact. Restoration took place after the earthquake of 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://linesmag.com/poetics-of-place-bayt-al-suhaymi-architecture/ | title=Poetics of Place: Bayt Al-Suhaymi Architecture }}</ref>
The house is built around a [[sahn]], in the centre of which there is a small garden with plants and palm trees. From here several of the fine [[mashrabiya]] windows in the house can be seen. Today the house is a museum which foreign visitors can tour for 35 Egyptian pounds (15 for students). Much of the marble floor work, wooden furniture, and ceiling decor is still intact. Restoration took place after the earthquake of 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://linesmag.com/poetics-of-place-bayt-al-suhaymi-architecture/ | title=Poetics of Place: Bayt Al-Suhaymi Architecture }}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Bayt Al-Suhaymi}}
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* [http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/bayt_al-suhaymi.html egyptianmuseums: Bayt Al-Suhaymi]
* [http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/bayt_al-suhaymi.html egyptianmuseums: Bayt Al-Suhaymi]
* [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/2_meisaku/26_suhaymi/suh_eng.htm House of Suhaymi, Cairo, Egypt (Masterpieces of Islamic Architecture)]
* [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/2_meisaku/26_suhaymi/suh_eng.htm House of Suhaymi, Cairo, Egypt (Masterpieces of Islamic Architecture)]

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Bayt al-Suhaymi
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Architectural styleMedieval Cairo
Islamic architecture
Town or cityCairo
CountryEgypt
Construction started1648

Bayt al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is a traditional Egyptian Islamic themed house and museum in Cairo, Egypt. It was originally built in 1648[1] by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of Islamic Cairo. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi, whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.

The house is built around a sahn, in the centre of which there is a small garden with plants and palm trees. From here several of the fine mashrabiya windows in the house can be seen. Today the house is a museum which foreign visitors can tour for 35 Egyptian pounds (15 for students). Much of the marble floor work, wooden furniture, and ceiling decor is still intact. Restoration took place after the earthquake of 1992.[2]

  • Old 17th-century Egyptian wealthy house in Old Cairo.
    Old 17th-century Egyptian wealthy house in Old Cairo.

References

  1. ^ "Archnet".
  2. ^ "Poetics of Place: Bayt Al-Suhaymi Architecture".

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