Spotlight: What Is a Haunted Hindu-Style Palace Doing in the Middle of Cairo?

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Presenter: Iman Moawad

Delivered: Boston on April 21, 2024

In this afikra spotlight, Iman Moawad explores the intriguing story behind a haunted Hindu-style palace located in the middle of Cairo. The talk traces the origins of the palace to Belgian industrialist Baron Empain, who arrived in Egypt in 1904 and later established the Cairo Electric Railways and Heliopolis Oases Company.

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• Heritage | Free Full-Text | Sustainable Reuse of Dark Archaeological Heritage Sites to Promote Ghost Tourism in Egypt: The Case of the Baron Palace

• Édouard-Jean Empain - Wikipedia

• Rosie, Golden Girl: A Woman you Should Know | by Leslie Zemeckis | Medium

• Baron Palace Cairo, Egypt | Color Kinetics

• House of Horrors? The Bone-Chilling Past of Egypt’s Baron Palace | Egyptian Streets

• Creepy Rumors about the Baron Palace: Top 5

• The Weird and Wonderful Baron Empain Palace

• A Spiral Staircase Story: The Baron’s Palace | Salter Spiral Stair

• Heliopolis - 'the Sun City': Photographic gems - Photo Heritage - Heritage - Ahram Online

• Baron Palace Photography: Behance

• A ghost story: The secrets of Baron Empain's Palace - HubPages

• Baron Empain Palace: Remembering Heliopolis’ Glorious Past - Photorientalist

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Delivered and prepared by afikra community members, the presentation's goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, research it, and develop the ‎presentation.

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