Al Senari House, Egypt

The House of Ibrahim Al-Senari, as a matter of fact, has unique site near the Canal of Old Al-Nasr Gulf, making it a piece of art which was designed and erected by one of the rich Mamelukes in the late 18th century, is located near a southern suburb of the old Fatimid city.

Due to the urban expansion and the buildings of modern districts, this place was the aspired site of all Mamelukes, and it underwent radical changes.

The time that was the owners of these houses used to reside in them till November in order to enjoy water clearness and fragrance of the flowers and At the very outset, small houses were scattered along the Canal, surrounded by those gardens harbouring an array of orange and lemon trees, dates, grapes and banana.

Nowadays, the canal has been filled to be replaced by main road which is now Port Said street. Before that Sultan Al-Naser Mohamed Ibn Qalawon, is the man who gave instructions to dig such canal which streamed along Cairo.

An exceptional and unique house among the houses of Egypt is the Al-Senari House , as it is the only house which avoided such a destiny. This, however, was thanks to its history during the French Expedition to Egypt, as this house together with another two adjacent houses were selected to be headquarters of scientists and scholars who accompanied the French Expedition and established the first French institute in Cairo.

As it was occupied by Ibrahim Al-Senari followed by scientists of the French institute, according to napoleon's scientists and their data, it does not seem there are any significant changes on that gorgeous house which was erected in the 16th century.

In wide damage to the house's foundations, pillars and walls was due to Great amount of subterranean water leaked under the infrastructure. A committee on maintaining Arab Art which restored that house in 1922, kept its genuine style.