Palais de Gézyret, Pavillon Exterieur, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 20.0 x 26.7 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.), Photographs, J. Pascal Sébah (Turkish), The Gezira Palace stands on the eponymous island located in the Nile River in the center of Cairo. The island was first developed with lush gardens and a summer palace by the khedive Ismacil (r. 1863-79), and he also chose it as the site for this palace built to host the Empress Eugénie of France for the grand opening of the Suez Canal in 1869
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