India to help Egypt conserve the Baron's Palace

The Hindu

NEW DELHI: After Katsaraj and Ta Prohm Temple Complexes in Pakistan and Cambodia, India will now help Egypt in conserving and maintaining one of its key tourist spot — Baron Palace — in Cairo, which looks like a typical Hindu temple.

The Baron Palace, also known as Hindu Villa, is facing decay because of lack of appropriate care by the authorities there.

A three-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the premier organisation for archaeological research and protection of the cultural heritage in the country, will soon travel to the African nation to assist it in conserving and maintaining the nearly 100-year-old palace. “A team from the ASI will travel to Cairo to help the Egyptian government in conserving the age-old Baron Palace in the capital city,” ASI Director-General Anshu Vaish told PTI.

The team will provide tips and valuable assistance to their Egyptian counterparts in conserving the palace which was built in 1905, she said.

The team, led by A.K. Sinha, Superintendent Archaeologist, ASI, and Paramanandhan and Sharma as its members, will travel to Cairo in October.

The Baron Palace, which is located in the new city of Heliopolis in Cairo is named after Belgian builder and the resident of Place Baron-General Edouard Louis Joseph Empain.