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Barsoum Palace: What Community Action Did to Save a Cairo Treasure
A shot of Barsoum Palace. (Photo courtesy of Omneya El-Naggar.) Tucked away in one of Cairo’s old suburbs, Barsoum Palace is one of the architectural and historical gems of modern Cairo. But as plans were made to build the mighty Ferdous Axis, serving as a link between Eastern and Southern Cairo, the palace’s longevity was suddenly under threat. To Sherif Hanna, the grandson of the palace’s original owner, Barsoum Pacha Hanna, it is a family home he shares with the owner’s other children and grandchildren. He was surprised to hear that it would be demolished to make way for the ramp that led off the new road. Photo courtesy of Omneya El-Naggar. While telling Egyptian Streets the story, he sp

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