Baron Empain Palace
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt.Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Heliopolis Palace
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Heliopolis Palace is one of the three Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras el-Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 1 km west of Baron Empain Palace.
Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cemetery
Heliopolis War Cemetery, which includes two relocated memorials - the Heliopolis Memorial and the… Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated 1 km south of Baron Empain Palace.
College de la Sainte Famille
School
The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. College de la Sainte Famille is situated 670 metres northeast of Baron Empain Palace.
Localities in the Area
East Cairo
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The eastern districts of Cairo are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo.
Al-Zaitoun
Suburb
Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Zaitoun is situated 2½ km northwest of Baron Empain Palace.
Nasr City
Suburb
Photo: Estr4ng3d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nasr City forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. Nasr City is situated 4 km south of Baron Empain Palace.
Baron Empain Palace
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: architectural structure in Heliopolis, a suburb near Cairo, Egypt
- Categories: architectural structure, palace, castle, tourism and historic site
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.08666° or 30° 5' 12" northLongitude
31.33025° or 31° 19' 49" eastInception
1907Open Location Code
8G2H38PJ+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 24886453OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q808618Baron Empain Palace Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: قصر البارون
- Arabic: قصر البارون أمبان
- Arabic: قصر البارون إمبان
- Arabic: قصر البارون امبان
- Arabic: قصر بارون أمبان
- Danish: Baron Empain-paladset
- Dutch: Hindoevilla
- Dutch: Paleis van Baron Empain
- Egyptian Arabic: قصر البارون امبان
- English: El Palais Hindou
- Finnish: Paroni Empainin palatsi
- French: Palais du Baron Empain
- French: palais Hindou
- French: palais du Baron Empain
- German: Baron Empain Palace
- German: Palast des Barons Empain
- Italian: Palazzo del Barone Empain
- Persian: کاخ بارون امپان
- Persian: کاخ بارون امپاین
- Russian: дворец барона Эмпейна
- Swedish: Baron Empain-palatset
- Ukrainian: палац барона Емпайна
- Urdu: قصر البارون امبان
- Le Palais Hindou
- Палац барона Емпена
Landmarks in the Area
- المشرق للعيونHospital, 190 metres south
- نفق لشارع الثورةScenic viewpoint, 230 metres north
- Al-Rahman MosqueMosque, 250 metres south
- Masged Al-ThawraMosque, 310 metres north
- Moustafa Kamal Roshdy MosqueMosque, 350 metres southwest
Places in the Area
- Baron HotelHotel, 140 metres southeast
- International San ToursTravel agency, 170 metres southwest
- FABBank, 180 metres south
- El Qiada El MushtarakaBarracks, 240 metres east
- Family MarketSupermarket, 250 metres southwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Baron Empain Palace. Photo: Bishoy Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0.