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Beshtak Palace

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Beshtak Palace
Beshtak Palace. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Beshtak Palace or Qasr Bashtak ("Palace of Bashtak") is a historic palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt, built in the 14th century by the Mamluk amir Sayf al-Din Bashtak al-Nasiri. It is located on Shari'a al-Mu'izz (Muizz Street), in the area known as Bayn al-Qasrayn ("between the two palaces", in reference to the great Fatimid palaces that formerly stood here).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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