Beshtak Palace Travel Guide: Top Sights in Egypt, Tours & Travel

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Beshtak Palace- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Egypt; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 4 hours

Beshtak Palace, built in the 14th century by Mamluk amir Sayf al-Din Bashtak, is located along Cairo's Shari'a al-Mu'izz in an area once dominated by Fatimid palaces. Designed as a residential palace with integrated commercial functions, it originally rose five stories and featured amenities like running water and ground-level shops. The main reception hall, or qa'a, stands out for its intricate mashrabiyya windows, marble fountain, and richly carved wooden ceiling. Drawing influence from both Islamic and earlier Roman design traditions, the palace offers a rare example of preserved Mamluk domestic architecture.

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Reviews of Beshtak Palace

Hanan Khashaba

4
Reviewed: 2024-05-09

One of the Mamluk era heritage, nice place where you can go above the roof and enjoy the view of the Moez St.
Khaled elBanna

5
Reviewed: 2023-12-27

Beshtak palace is a memluki palace, it’s an old amazing monument, and now it’s called arabian singing house, where concerts are held
عبدالرحمن الصحابي Abdelrahman Elsahaby

5
Reviewed: 2022-01-21

It’s nice Historical area to visit in old Cairo
Mourad Girgis

5
Reviewed: 2021-08-31

Nice story Need to have a tour guide Or read about it before visiting Go in the morning Quick visit part of el Moez st wonderful places of old Cairo
Munira Saleh

4
Reviewed: 2018-01-19

This historical palace was built at the Memluki period. One if the palaces that was preserved from that era. Now it houses a culturel society that's main interest is music. Once a week a lecture or a performance is held in the recently restored palace. It is located in a narrow ally from the famous Almuez le Deen Ellah. The first Fatemed kalifes who established the city of Cairo.