Heliopolis Palace

Heliopolis Palace
Exterior of the Heliopolis Palace
Map
Alternative namesKasr Al Ittihadia
General information
StatusActive
LocationHeliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
CountryEgypt
Coordinates30°5′18″N 31°19′12″E / 30.08833°N 31.32000°E / 30.08833; 31.32000
Current tenantsPresident of Egypt
Construction started1908 (1908)
Inaugurated1910
Renovated1984
ClientAbbas II
OwnerEgyptian Government
Technical details
MaterialReinforced concrete
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ernest Jaspar

The Heliopolis Palace (Egyptian Arabic: قصر رئاسة الجمهورية, Kasr Riasat Al Gomhouria,[1] "Palace of the Presidency of the Republic" or قصر الاتحادية Kasr Al Ittihadia,[2] "Federation Palace") is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. It is located in the suburb of Heliopolis, northeast of central Cairo and east of the Nile in Egypt. It was originally built as the grand Heliopolis Palace Hotel in 1910. Now it is for the use of the President of Egypt.

  1. ^ Standardized Arabic transliteration: Qaṣr Riʾāsat al-Ǧumhūriyyah / -Jumhūrīyah / -jumhūriyya
  2. ^ Standardized Arabic transliteration: Qaṣr al-Ittiḥādiyyah / -Ittiḥādīyah / -ittiḥādiyya