Gayer-Anderson Museum
The Gayer-Anderson Museum is an art museum located in Cairo, Egypt. It is situated adjacent to the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: art museum in Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “House al-Kiridliyya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saladin Citadel of Cairo and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.
Saladin Citadel of Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. Saladin Citadel of Cairo is situated 1 km east of Gayer-Anderson Museum.
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan
Mosque
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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is situated 670 metres northeast of Gayer-Anderson Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Abdin.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Gayer-Anderson Museum
- Categories: art museum, residential building, and building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Gayer-Anderson Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيت الجريدلية”
- Arabic: “بيت الكرتلية”
- Arabic: “بيت الكريتلية”
- Arabic: “بيت الكريدلية”
- Arabic: “بيت وسبيل الكريدلية”
- Arabic: “سبيل ومنزل الحاج سالم الجزار”
- Arabic: “سبيل ومنزل محمد بن الحاج سالم الجزار”
- Arabic: “متحف جاير أندرسون”
- Armenian: “Գայեր-Անդերսոնի թանգարան”
- Catalan: “Museu Gayer-Anderson”
- Chinese: “蓋爾安德森博物館”
- Chinese: “開羅蓋爾安德森博物館”
- Dutch: “Gayer-Anderson Museum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف جاير اندرسون”
- French: “musée Gayer-Anderson”
- French: “Musée Gayer-Anderson”
- German: “Bayt al-Kritliya”
- German: “Gayer-Anderson-Museum”
- Russian: “Музей Гайер-Андерсона”
- Spanish: “Museo Gayer-Anderson”
- Turkish: “Gayer Anderson müzesi”
- Turkish: “Gayer Anderson Müzesi”
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