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Ras El Tin Palace | |
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General information | |
Type | Palace |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
Town or city | Alexandria |
Country | Egypt |
Coordinates | 31°11′57″N 29°52′07″E / 31.19917°N 29.86861°E |
Current tenants | President of Egypt |
Construction started | 1834 |
Completed | 1847 |
Client | Muhammad Ali Pasha |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ernesto Verrucci-Bey |
Ras El Tin Palace (Egyptian Arabic: قصر راس التين Aṣr Ras El Tīn, literally, "Cape Fig Palace") is a palace on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is one of the official residences for a serving President of Egypt. Under the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt and Sudan, it was a royal palace. Ras El Tin Palace is the oldest royal Egyptian palace still in use.