Baron Palace safe & secure: Assistant Minister of Tourism & Antiquities

Baron Palace safe & secure: Assistant Minister of Tourism & Antiquities

FILE - Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis, Cairo







CAIRO – 26 January 2021: The restoration of Baron Palace, located in Heliopolis, is one of the most important projects that have recently taken place in Greater Cairo. The palace has regained its splendor and beauty due to the intensive restoration work that was implemented over 3 years and at a cost of L.E. 175 million.

 

During the past few days, specifically on January 22, a group of photos were posted on social media, which refer to some defects at the bottom of the external terraces walls surrounding the Baron Palace. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities immediately clarified the matter, given the importance of the project.

 

Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Antiquities and Museums Projects and General Supervisor of the Historic Cairo Project Hisham Samir said in a statement, “The walls of the Baron palace