RPR-EGY-H002 · EGYPT
Mena House — Khedivial Hunting Lodge
Local/original name field under source audit
Royal Hunting Lodge / Later Hotel · Historic hotel with khedivial lodge origin; surviving-fabric audit required
Registry Record
RPR-EGY-H002 · Muhammad Ali Dynasty · Khedive Ismail
Type: Royal Hunting Lodge / Later Hotel
Date: 1869 lodge; sold 1883; later hotel
Status: Historic hotel with khedivial lodge origin; surviving-fabric audit required
Royal provenance: Verified royal lodge origin
Hospitality audit: The khedivial lodge origin is retained, while the exact amount of original 1869 fabric surviving within the present hotel remains an open architectural audit.
Why It Belongs in the Registry
This page records a verified or explicitly qualified palace-related site within Egypt's royal and dynastic landscape. Royal Palaces separates the existence of the building or complex from stronger claims about exact occupancy, chronology or surviving fabric.
People
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Sources & Further Reading
Geography
Geographic Path: Egypt → Giza Governorate → Giza → Giza Plateau / Pyramids
Local Place: Pyramids / Giza
Estate / Micro-location: Khedivial hunting lodge / Mena House
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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign
| Period | Ruler | Relationship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863–1879 | Khedive Ismail | khedival residence / patron | Part of Ismail's palace network. |