Nahla Khalil to perform in Prince Beshtak Palace on June 24

CAIRO – 23 June 2021: The House of Arab Singing at Prince Beshtak Palace on Al-Moez Street will hold a concert for Nahla Khalil and her band on June 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Nahla Khalil graduated from the Institute of Arab Music, and embodied the role of Umm Kulthum in the theatrical show "Sirat el-Hob" directed by Adel Abdo.

Khalil performed numerous concerts in various Egyptian Opera houses including Damanhur Opera House, Alexandria Opera House and Cairo Opera House.

It is worth noting that Prince Beshtak Palace was built by Prince Seif El-Deen. He was killed in 742 Hijri in Alexandria, and the palace is the only vestige he left behind. 

The palace holds exceptional architectural and aesthetic value. It is located on Ben El-Kasrien Street, which includes buildings that date back to the Mamluk and Fatimid era. It is situated between the eastern and western sides of the street. The western half of the palace overlooks El-Moez Street, while the eastern one overlooks Darb Karmaz. 

The main entrance was originally on Beet El-Kady in the Fatimid Era, but now it is on the western side. The palace has three interfaces and consists of three floors. It is a complex and an interconnected building, with two stone surfaces on each side, one meter high. 

The marble industry was developed extensively in the Fatimid era, and it reached the height of its glory in accuracy and beauty. So, there should be no surprise that the marble used in the palace is beautiful. 

In 1992, the palace was exposed to the famous October earthquake in Egypt. It required maintenance and restoration work in cooperation with the German Archaeological Institute. The work took two years and cost LE 50 million.