Gayer-Anderson Museum

The Gail Anderson Museum is actually a private mansion, from which you can glimpse the extravagant life of the Egyptian upper class in the 1930s. Gail Anderson, a retired British general, bought the two 16th-century private residences in the 1930s and restored them to house antiques and artworks he had found over the years. The museum houses various collections such as statues, paintings and handicrafts, but none of the collections can match the charm of the mansion itself: it is difficult to clearly estimate its real size through the enigmatic corridors and stairwells. Each room with different themes shows the whimsy of the owner. The Byzantine room is meticulous and elegant, the Persian room is warm and gorgeous, the Damascus room is resplendent and the Chinese room is elegant and elegant, interspersed with living rooms and loggias, the layout is novel and practical. Especially surprising is a narrow road hidden on the second floor. Since the early women were not allowed to show their faces, they wanted to find out what was happening in the hall on the first floor, so they could sit on the wooden chairs in the narrow aisle and peep the scene of the hall below through the densely carved wooden grille window, and the people below were Can't see the person hiding behind the wooden window. The reception hall is rectangular in shape, with beautiful Persian carpets on the left and right sides. There is a low depression in the center. There is a small fountain in the middle. When the fountain is turned on, the cool spring water can disperse Cairo's disturbance. The sweltering heat shows the luxury of mansion and the ingenuity of architecture.