Sakakini Palaceميدان السكاكيني

Habib Pasha El Sakakini Palace is a palace in the al-Zahir district of Cairo, Egypt. Built for the contractor Gabriel Habib Sakakini and completed in 1897, it stands on the site of a former lake at the meeting point of eight roads. Its design combines European, Ottoman and Islamic elements, with Rococo ornament on the façade. The five-storey palace contains 50 rooms, around 400 windows and doors, and about 300 statues.