Work to $6 million restoration of the century-old Baron Empain Palace has sparked outcry.
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In pictures: Restoration of Cairo’s Baron Empain Palace
Baron Empain Palace in Cairo, which considered a unique architectural masterpiece and built by the Belgian industrialist, Baron Edouard Empain (1852-1929) who lived in Cairo and developed the East Cairo desert into the populated district known today as Heliopolis. The two-storey Cairo landmark, adorned with Hindu motives and figures, sitting on 2.5 hectares of prime real estate land was completed in 1911.