As one of the best-preserved examples of Cairo’s residential architecture from the 17th century, Beit El Kritliyya, also known as The Gayer Anderson Museum, is a manifestation of the majesty and grandeur of Islamic architecture.

Anderson was a British army doctor who was permitted by the Egyptian government to live there in 1935. Dr Gayer Anderson visited Egypt for the first time in 1906 as a member of the British Royal Army Medical Corps and immediately fell in love with the people and culture.His journey through life and his passions are demonstrated inside the museum’s walls.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful aspects of the Grayer Anderson Museum story is when Anderson was ill. As a result, he had to move back home in 1942. Therefore, he gifted his mansion with all its belongings to the Egyptian government. In return, he was granted the title of Pasha.

The museum is home to a maze of themed rooms. For instance, the Damascus room has lacquer and gold accents, and the Persian room has excellent tiling. However, some areas of the museum have carpeted alcoves, a central marble fountain, and painted ceiling beams.

In addition to the building’s stunning design, the elaborate rooms are crammed with priceless items. It was constructed from the ruins of the immediate region, including bricks from Mokatam Hill. The museum is situated among several historical markers, next to the Ahmed Ibn Tulun mosque, which dates back to the Mamluk era.

These included the Ibn Tulun and Sarghatmash mosques in the El-Sayeda Zainab neighbourhood of old Cairo.