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The Royal Jewelry Museum houses the valuables of Egypt's royal dynasty, which was formed in 1805 by Muhammad Ali Pasha and ruled for 150 years until 1952. The Museum's total acreage, including the garden, is approximately 4,185 square miles (10,840 km2).
Address Museum : 27 أحمد يحيى،، سان ستفانو،، El Raml 1, Alexandria Governorate 5451010
Fatima Al Zahraa Haider, daughter of Zeinab Fahmy and Prince Ali Heidar Shannassi, was Muhammad Ali Pasha's great-great-great granddaughter via his son Ibrahim Pasha. Noble Fatma Al-Zahra' was also known as Fatma Heidar, as evidenced by the letters "FH" in various locations around the Royal Jewelry Museum, including the sculptures of the Royal Family's kings and princes.
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Fatma Al-Zahra' was recognised for constructing a magnificent multi-cultural mansion, which is now the Royal Jewelry Museum in Zizenia, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Her mother, Zeinab Fahmy, started building the mansion in 1919 and finished it in 1923. The palace is regarded as a one-of-a-kind example of art and architectural architecture created from a fusion of European and Islamic influences.
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The palace provides a spectacular background for the family's rich goods. It mixes European and Islamic elements in an unusual way, displaying the royal family's great taste, as seen by the paintings, gilded ceilings, and mosaics that adorn the palace chambers. The palace is divided into two wings, eastern and western, which are linked by a hallway. Each wing has two stories and a basement.
A gold chessboard, golden binoculars adorned with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, and gold cups inlaid with precious stones show the family's affluent lifestyle. Exquisite jewellery sets commissioned by Europe's top designers, which previously graced Egypt's royal family's queens and princesses, are also on show.
Princess Fatima's mother had finished building the western wing before her death. When her daughter was eighteen years old. Princess Fatima expanded the castle by adding an eastern wing and connecting the two wings with a lovely hallway.
The Palace was used as a vacation home until July 1952. When the princess's property was seized, she was permitted to live in the palace. In 1930, Fatma Al-Zahra' married Mohamed Fayik Yeghen Bek. The couple had three children: Fadel, Fayez, and Faiza, who were fraternal twins.
This lasted until Princess Fatima al-Zahra' "ceded" the palace to the Egyptian government and moved for Cairo in 1964. In 1983, Princess Fatima al-Zahra died.
The family's treasures accumulated during their reign are on exhibit in the different halls. The museum's collection includes a diamond and emerald inlay collar belonging to the dynasty's founder, Muhammad Ali Pasha.
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