Bayt Al Suhaymi in Arabic, House of Suhaymi. The house is located in al-Darb al-Asfar Lane in al-Gamaliyya in al-Muizz Street. It is one of the most beautiful examples of Cairo’s domestic architecture. Firstly constructed and owned by Sheikh Abdul Wahab Al Tablawi in 1648 AD then bought by Haji Ismail Chelebi in 1796 AD who built an extension for the house that is finally owned by Sheikh Mohamed Amin Al Suhaymi. In 1931 AD, al-Suhaymi heirs sold this house to the Committee for the Preservation of Arab Antiquities for the sum of six thousand pounds that is now about USD 27.
House of Suhaymi is located very short walking distance from Khan El Khalili, Cairo Old Market.
It consists of several buildings overlooking a sizable picturesque courtyard. The facades are plotted with wonderful wooden mashrabiyyas (wooden grilled windows). The house also contains a large Maq’ad (seated balcony) and a furnished reception hall.
Among the house’s unique elements are the birthing chair, the bathroom, and the wells that provided water to the house. A waterwheel irrigated the garden, and its wooden gear survives. There is a mill activated by a bull. Nearby, pottery and stone vessels preserved grains.
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