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I've wanted to see this for years. Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolos, Cairo. Built 1907-1911 for the Belgian Édouard Empain (1852-1929) by Alexandre Marcel. Recently restored and opened to the public, it's fascinating and crazy.

#cairo #egypt #empain #heliopolis
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Immeuble 'Lewa' 1952. A late Art Deco building in Downtown Cairo.

#cairo #egypt #artdeco
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Davies Bryan building, Downtown Cairo. Designed by the Welsh-Architect Robert Williams in 1911. The enormous red brick facade includes polished red granite from Aberdeen and Doulting stone from Somerset as well.

#cairo #egypt #architecturelovers
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Abandoned courtyard from the 1950's in Cairo.

#cairo #egypt #abandonedplaces
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
De dertiger en veertiger jaren regeren in Downtown Cairo.

The thirties and forties reign in Downtown Cairo.

#cairo #egypt #modernarchitecture #streamline #artdeco
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Fantastische herfstdag II. Westerheide Hilversum.

#westerheide #herfst #autumn #hilversum #sunset #zonsondergang
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fantastische herfstdag. Westerheide Hilversum, tegen zonsondergang.

#westerheide #herfst #autumn #hilversum #sunset #zonsondergang
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
De dertiger en veertiger jaren regeren in Downtown Cairo.

The thirties and forties reign in Downtown Cairo.

#cairo #egypt #modernarchitecture
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The Radio Cinema in Downtown Cairo opened in 1948. The neglected building got a second life recently, based on the original design but with a post-modern twist.

#cairo #egypt #cinemasoftheworld
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Metro, a cinema in downtown Cairo, opened in 1940. Architect Thomas Lamb worked with local Gaston Rossi in a stunning Art Deco style. It was built to showcase MGM movies in Cairo.

#cairo #egypt #artdeco #artdecocinema #cinemasaroundtheworld
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
High Court, Downtown Cairo. Eclectic and austere, the temple-like building was constructed between 1924 and 1934. Architects Léon Azema, Max Edrei, Jacques Hardy and Victor Erlanger.

#cairo #egypt #architecturelovers
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In Brussel is de prachtige zijgevel van het Noordstation weer zichtbaar, maar de plannen voorzien (uiteraard) weer in hoge kantoortorens.
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Miami, a cinema in downtown Cairo. The building opened in 1938 or 1940 as an open air cinema. It is still used nowadays, though the façade has been simplified very much.

#cairo #egypt #artdeco #artdecocinema #cinemasaroundtheworld
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
'La Genevoise' Cairo, ontworpen voor de gelijknamige Zwitserse verzekeringsmaatschappij Architect Max Zollikofer, ca 1937.

'La Genevoise' Cairo, designed for the Swiss insurance company of the same name. Architect Max Zollikofer, ca. 1937.

#cairo #egypt #artdeco #lagenevoise
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Rivoli, a former Art Deco cinema in downtown Cairo was designed by the British architect Leonard Allen. It opened in 1948. Until 1952, the British Rank Organisation, showed British films here. It is no longer a cinema.

#cairo #egypt #artdeco #artdecocinema #rivoli
October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Historische warenhuizen uit de Belle Epoque in Caïro: Tiring, Sednaoui en Omar Effendi.

Historic department stores from the Belle Epoque era in Cairo. Tiring, Sednaoui and Omar Effendi.

#cairo #egypt #omareffendi #departmentstores #belleepoque #sednaoui #tiring
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Omar Effendi, Cairo. Built 1905-1906 as a flagship department store after a design by French architect Raoul Brandon. Originally named Orosdi-Back, it was named Omar Effendi as of 1921.

#cairo #egypt #omareffendi #departmentstores #belleepoque
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
'Tiring', Cairo. Architect Oscar Horowitz. This former departement store was owned by the Constantinople-born Victor Tiring. It opened in 1913. The cupola was restored recently.

#cairo #belleepoque #architecture #tiring
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Dat dit nog bestaat! Warenhuis Sednaoui in Caïro opende in 1913. Tegenwoordig is het een winkelcentrum, vooral voor kleding.

That this still exists! Sednaoui department store in Cairo opened in 1913. Today it is a shopping center, mainly for clothes.

#cairo #sednaoui #belleepoque #architecture
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Hoorn, Oude Doelenkade 17-19 en 21. Fraaie zeventiende eeuwse gevels, deels gereconstrueerd.

Hoorn, Oude Doelenkade 17-19 and 21. Beautiful seventeenth century facades, partly reconstructed.

#hoorn #renaissancearchitecture #architecturelovers #westfriesland
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Binnenluiendijk 3 en 4, Hoorn. Huis Bonck, 1624, en Huis De Visser, 1750. Beide zijn eigendom van Hendrick de Keijser.

Binnenluiendijk 3 and 4, Hoorn. House Bonck, 1624, and House De Visser, 1750. Both are owned by Hendrick de Keijser.

#hoorn #architecturelovers #westfriesland #hendrickdekeijser
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Hoorn, Westfriesland, in de herfst. De Hoofdtoren dateert uit 1532. Het torentje is uit 1651.

Hoorn, West Friesland, in autumn. The main tower dates from 1532. The smaller tower on top dates from 1651.

#hoorn #architecturelovers #westfriesland
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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The Maison Saint-Cyr, Brussels' favourite art-nouveau centrefold, is for sale.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
De Heilig Hartkerk, Boom, België. Gebouwd in 1936-1937 naar ontwerp van Camille Bal en Ernest Lamot.

The Sacred Heart Church, Boom, Belgium. Built in 1936-1937 to a design by Camille Bal and Ernest Lamot.

#belgiumartdeco #artdeco #artdecobelgique #architecturelovers #churcharchitecture
October 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Villa Nachtegaal, Beukenlaan Boom, BE. Architect Jos Tuerlinckx, 1936.

#belgiumartdeco #artdeco #artdecobelgique #architecturelovers #frontdoorsofbluesky #tuerlinckx #modernism
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM