Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism has announced a range of ticket prices for visiting Heliopolis’ iconic Baron Empain Palace. The historic building, still under renovation but soon to be complete, will be for the first time open to the general public.
Recently, the Supreme Council of Antiquities, headed by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, indicated that there would be a two-ticket system for visiting the site: a general palace ticket and one to the roof of the Baron Empain palace.
The tickets for the palace are 100 EGP (6.3 US$) for foreigners, 50 for foreign students (3 US$), 20 EGP (1.2 US$) for Egyptians and 10 EGP (0.6 US$) for Egyptian students; they give access to the interior of the palace and the outdoor garden space in which lies the recently allocated tramway.
Alternatively, the additional ‘Panorama ticket’ of the palace, giving a strong view overlooking Heliopolis – namely the Sultanah Palace and Al Orouba street- will be for 50 EGP (3 US$) for foreign visitors and 20 EGP (1.2 US$) for Egyptian nationals.
Although the palace’s opening has been delayed several times, officials have stated that more than 90 percent of the structure’s renovation has been completed.
In 2019, Egypt and Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding granting the palace EGP 16 million as additional funding for the restoration work.
The latter is meant at not only revamping the physical entity of the palace but also to turn the monument into an edutainment site where Heliopolis’ history would be highlighted through the exhibition of photographs, maps, archival documentation and films.
Source: Egyptian Streets
