As a part of the vital restoration project in Khedival Cairo, Riham Arram, General Manager for Cairo Heritage Preservation General Administration has collaborated with Heliopolis district to revitalize the facades of heritage buildings, al-Ahram reported, with plans to transform several into open museums. The Heliopolis district houses about 700 heritage buildings. Anwar added that a general restoration project will be proposed to Cairo Governor Khaled Abel Aal for all heritage buildings in the district, which will qualify them to be open museums, according to al-Ahram. Heliopolis is regarded as a host for various prominent historic buildings such as the Granda Building, al-Gamea Square, al-Korba heritage buildings, various churches considered architectural gems and the Baron Palace, part of which will be turned into a museum. The Baron PalaceOne fascinating building of note is the presidential palace, originally established as the Grand Heliopolis Palace Hotel in 1910.

Source: Egypt Independent January 30, 2019 11:15 UTC