THE ROYAL CHARIOTS MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

MAMAZORAYAS August 23, 2022

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The Museum of Royal Carriages is one of Egypt's most prominent museums and is located in Cairo's Boulak area (بولاق، محافظة القاهرة‬،)

The museum houses the royal carriages of Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt (Ruling from the early nineteenth century until the Egyptian Revolution in 1951). They used to ride in these magnificent chariots for a variety of occasions, including weddings and ceremonial processions.

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THE ROYAL CHARIOTS MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

The Museum of Royal Carriages' façade is made up of architectural portraits in the shape of horses' heads and stands more than 15 metres tall, creating a noteworthy scene in one of Cairo's less touristy areas. Vertical geometrical trim and exquisite representations of artificial horses were utilised to teach the muscular anatomy of the horse at the museum.

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The museum of royal carriages have 7 galleries and 20 glass cupboards to preserve and display various types of uniforms used in royal carriage affairs ( leather outfits, , oil coloured paintings, and a large collection of geometrical drawings that illustrate carriage structural formations)

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8 human figures to display the clothing and uniforms and visitors may also examine thousands of additional artefacts that the workers who worked on the carriages used to wear and use.

House carriages, horses, and even their ornamentation that used to belong to members of Egypt's royal family.

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The family's vehicles, which included highly costly cars from world-class brands such as Citroen, Ford, and Cadillac. Among the most notable vehicles given as presents to Egyptian kings is the carriage given to Khedive Ismail by Napoleon III and Queen Eugene during the Suez Canal opening ceremony in 1869.

During his wedding ceremony, Khedive Ismail rode in this regal vehicle. Another famous example from this great collection of carriages is the Cuban carriage, which was used by the Queen and other family members for the parliament's inauguration meeting.

Throughout the reign of King Fouad, who governed Egypt from 1917 to 1922, carriages were employed to transport foreign diplomats and consuls during their tour in Egypt. Furthermore, the royal carriage presented to Khedive Ismail as a gift from Queen Eugene was used to transport European and other nations' kings, queens, and emperors during their visits to Egypt.