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Contemporary Cairo
The museum was built in 1915. It was originally a palace belonging to Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Emiline Lock, both patrons of fine art who had a taste for aesthetics. Four stories tall, the building itself is an artistic wonder. Its eastern side was built to face the River Nile and features elements of the "Art Nouveau" style of architecture. Before his death in 1953, Khalil left the house to his wife, who in turn bequeathed the house to the Egyptian government upon her death. The house was then converted into a museum and was officially inaugurated on July 23, 1962.
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