Qaser Al-Gawhara, also known as the Palace of Jewels, is 1814 Ottoman-style building that was the residence of Sultan Muhammad Ali Pasha. It was named after GawharaHanem, the Sultan’s last wife. The nickname “Palace of Jewels” is due to the fact that after the revolution of 1952 it was used to display the jewels confiscated from the deposed King Farouq.
The palace houses the throne of Mohammed Ali, period furniture and costumes of the Sultan.
On the second floor, there is a gallery of portraits of Egypt’s rulers from Mohammed Ali onwards.