Cairo Sights

Qasr al-Baron

#103 of 408 things to do in Cairo

#1305 of 7381 things to do in Africa

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Lonely Planet review for Qasr al-Baron

You can't miss the extraordinary Baron's Palace, a Hindu-style temple modelled on the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, with Buddhas, geishas, elephants and serpents adorning the exterior. The fantastical look of the place contributed to a citywide panic in 1997 about 'Satanists' allegedly holding rituals here - turned out they were a bunch of upper-class teenage heavy-metal fans. A decade later, the ruin is still very much off-limits.

 

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