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The oval dining room

It is an oval shaped hall designed with a luxuriously decorated oval dome. Eight pillars carrying copper lanterns are scattered around the hall. In the center there is a twelve seat oval shaped table. A large service area is attached to the dining room, which was dedicated to the Queens dining with her guests.

The fire place of the oval dining room

It is an Italian style fire - place topped with a rectangular mirror and best quality marble background with luxurious hand made work.

This hall is a spacious rectangular shape extraordinary artistic piece of work. Three semi- circled mirrors are fixed to the eastern wall in addition to 26 pillars spread in the area. A copper lantern is fixed to each pillar. The southern side of the hall overlooks the western part of Alexandria port.

Very rare categories of marble are used in the floor forming geometric shapes while the ceiling is made of colored glass. Doors are decorated with paintings of the most famous Italian artists creating an old Greek saga “Almidoza”.The hall was called “Banquet hall” and therefore was furnished with three dining tables. At the present time, it is used for holding banquets or press conference


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