Restoration of 'Bait Assinnari', finalized

The Supreme Council of antiquities is currently refurbishing the surrounding area of the monumental Bait Assinnari (home) in Assayeda Zeinab district in preparation of inaugurating it.

The celebration will be attended by Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni, said Secretary-General of Supreme Council of Antiquities Gaballah Ali Gaballah. He added that the process of restoration took four years in cooperation with a French expert.

Meanwhile, head of Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department Abdallah al-Attar said that the house was built in 1794 and was the premises of the French Expedition scientists who prepared the well-known book entitled "description of Egypt."