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The headquarters of the Federal Palace
The Federal Palace is located in the Heliopolis neighborhood, east of Cairo, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, and it is called the Palace of Arabism, which is the official workplace for the presidency of the Egyptian Republic, in which the President receives official delegations, and it is indicated that this palace was called the Heliopolis Palace (Heliopolis) when it was established. It is a palace for the stay of tourists and guests, and not for the residence of kings and presidents, as its beginning was the seat of the Grand Hotel, and it was opened on the first of December of 1910 by the French company, and it was the first of its luxury hotels in the African continent.
The importance of federalism
The significance of the Federal Palace stems from the fact that it is distinguished by an archaeological, artistic, architectural and historical value that is unique in that its construction blends with touches of past Islamic eras, and this palace belongs to the group of Islamic and Coptic monuments, and the palace witnesses a distinctive tourist movement; For tourists all over the world.
Uses of the Federal Palace
The Federal Palace has been used for various purposes, including the following:
- A military hospital in the First World War in 1914.
- A military hospital in the Second World War in 1939.
- The seat of a number of government ministries in the 1960s.
- Headquarters for the Egyptian-Syrian unity government in 1958.
- The headquarters of the Union of Arab Republics, in the era of Anwar Sadat in 1972.
- The Presidential Council of the Republic of Egypt, since the 1980s.
The designer of the Federal Palace
The Belgian architect (Ernst Gaspar) is the person who designed the Federal Palace, and made this palace consisting of 400 rooms, 55 private apartments, large and huge halls, and the palace was built by two construction companies, namely: Leo Rollin and Co., and Padova Dentamaru and Ferro, and these were these two The two companies are the largest Egyptian companies in that period. As for matters of electrical connections and other equipment, Messes Siemens and Schubert carried out in Berlin.
The nature of the architecture in the Federal Palace
The architectural nature of the Federal Palace is that it is a huge crystal chandeliers, and 22 columns from the Great Central Hall, and an area of approximately 600 square meters, and there is a large dining hall at one of its sides, and for the dome of the palace, its height reaches 55 meters, and there is a rail Iron in the basement, and along the building. This rail passes through administration offices, kitchens, workers, and stores.
