El- Zaafaran palace is located near Abbasiyah district at Khalifa Maamon Road
"El- Zaafaran Palace" which lies on the campus of Ain-Shams University, maintains a rich history having witnessed several significant incidents that shaped modern Egypt.
The palace witnessed the signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 between Lampson and Nahhas pasha and establishing the Arab League in March 1945.
" Zaafaran Palace in past"
The 1936 treaty was known in the literature and English documents as the "Treaty of Zaafaran" in relation to the name of the palace.
The palace was built during the reign of Khepe Ismail as the sample of the Palace of Versailles in France, where Ismail spent a period of his education.
Ismail asked engineers to carve his initials and his crown at the gate of the palace and entrances to the halls and rooms, and the inscriptions still exist until now.
In 1872 "Ismail" gave the palace for his mother "Ms. Khoshyar Hanim" who was ill to be a hospital where doctors advised her to take fresh air. So, the palace was built among garden planted all with saffron plants of beautiful scent.
In 1908, the Ministry of Education decided to create a high school by the name of the king of Egypt and selected the " Zaafaran Palace" to be a center for the school which was named “Fouad the 1st”
The palace was headquarters to the University of "Ibrahim Pasha" and the Law School affiliate in 1952.
"palace garden"
On 29 December 1985, "El- Zaafaran Palace" was registered within the Islamic monuments as a relic of history that witnessed the facts of Egypt's modern and contemporary history.
The palace includes a winter garden and next to it colored glass wall reflecting all the colors on the flowers and garden plants.
This park has been established for people to enjoy the view of the flowers in winter.
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