Entrance ticket to The Royal Alexandria Jewelry Museum
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Offered in: English
Overview
The Royal Jewelry Museum, is one of the largest museums in all of Egypt. Filled with fantastic art and jewelry handed from Egyptian royalty such as Mohammed Ali. The museum is a valuable piece of heritage in both artistic and historical terms. The history of the museum starts in 1919, when it was originally the palace of Princess Fatima Al-Zahraa Haidar, of the Egyptian royal family, daughter of Lady Zeinab Fahmy and Prince Prince Ali Heidar Shanassy. Amongst some of the museums roughly 11,000 pieces of fine jewelry include royal badges with King Farouk's name, inlaid with diamonds, and the magnificent jewelry collection of Farouk's wife, Queen Farida.Other parts of King Farouk's collection are his ebony walking stick, gold and sapphire cups embedded with over 200 bits of sapphire and 29 pieces of diamond, and golden magnifying glasses inlaid with 510 diamonds and 16 rubies and sapphires. Seeing these extravagant items in person would be truly unforgettable!
What's included
Entrance feesEntrance fees
What's Not included
Hotel pick-up/drop-offHotel pick-up/drop-off
Where
Alexandria, Egypt
Meeting point:
Meet local operator rep at the entrance of the Museum to get your ticket
What To Expect
- Explore The Royal Jewelry Museum, is one of the largest museums in all of Egypt.
- Admire the decorations and houshold items of the Royal family of Muhammed Ali's dynasty
- Do not miss the chance and wander trough the halls and rooms of this 19th century palace
From
US$ 24