IMMEUBLES KHEDIVAUX

Tucked within the fading grandeur of Emad El Din Street, Antonio Lasciac’s Immeubles Khèdiviaux rise like a dignified elder—stoic, ornate, and full of secrets. as a part of Cairo’s dramatic push toward European-style urban planning.

The building, with its characteristic façade and symmetrical proportions, tells the tale of Cairo’s flirtation with Haussmannian aesthetics. But it’s more than an architectural echo—it was once a social hub, a mixed-use space where residential life coexisted with creative and commercial endeavors.

Imagine artists and actors weaving in and out of its corridors, given Emad El Din's close ties to Egypt’s golden age of theatre. Today, the building still holds onto that bohemian memory, its balconies overgrown yet poetic, like a scene paused in a play.

A BONUS!

Here is another sketch and angle of the "Immeubles khediviux" , during one of my sketching tours, I did in collaboration with "Qahrawya" to explore Cairo, Artistically, on foot!.