Welcome to “Art, Culture & Books” with me Anthony King. We previously visited The Baron Empain Palace better known as "The Hindu Palace". It’s a distinctive and historic Hindu temple inspired mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb north-east of central Cairo, Egypt which was founded by Edward Empain, a Belgian businessman who was awarded the title of "Baron" by the King of Belgium. In 1906, Empain bought a very large stretch of desert (about 25 square kilometres) to the north-east of Cairo at a low price from the Egyptian government. Commencing in 1906 his company proceeded with the building of the new town of Heliopolis. The Belgian Cairo Electric Railways and Heliopolis Oases Company, responsible for planning and developing the new suburb, created the new style in the design of its buildings. That style became; “Heliopolis style”. I explored the area of Korba within Heliopolis so that we can take a closer look at this style, as always, we’ll be accompanied by the music of Erik Satie today, with some close up high quality photographs. My Cairo series should not be construed as a recommendation of anything other than the art. If you do decide to travel to Cairo, you should exercise caution.

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