Arms museum
Jewelled swords and daggers.
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The palace Khedive Ismail built in the mid-nineteenth century as the official seat of government in place of the Citadel; it was the official residence of the ruling family from 1874 until the 1952 revolution and is still a presidential palace today, used for some official ceremonies. Part of the palace is open as a museum made up of several small collections: an arms museum of jewelled swords, daggers and guns given to Egypt's rulers, a museum of presidential gifts, a silverware museum of fine vessels and objects, and a museum of historical documents. The open wings show the grandeur of Egypt's royal palaces: halls with gilded ceilings, huge chandeliers, gold-decorated clocks and lavish furniture, and a large, neat garden. A foreign visitor's ticket costs about a hundred Egyptian pounds according to recent guides, and it opens daily except Friday from nine to three in the afternoon, with last entry half an hour before closing. It is in central Cairo, and visitors are sometimes asked to show a passport at the entrance.
Jewelled swords and daggers.
Gilded ceilings, chandeliers.
From world leaders.
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