舒布拉宫 - 历史悠久的塔伊夫

Just an old palace in the middle of Taif city. Not maintained well for visitors. Looks like a hotel or a government office.

Shubra Historical Palace | Taif Construction began in 1904 and ended two years later in 1906. It was established by Sharif Ali bin Aoun, Prince of Makkah and Hejaz at the time. After the unification of the Kingdom, King Abdulaziz took it, followed by King Faisal, as the seat of government during the summer period. Then, it turned into an office for the Ministry of Defense during Prince Sultan’s tenure of the ministry. Converted during the reign of King Fahd to the Taif Regional Museum. The palace was named after the Shubra area in Egypt, which was considered a high-end residential at the beginning of its construction, its architectural style is a mixture between Hejazi and Roman architecture, the palace consists of a basement topped by three floors with about one hundred and fifty rooms, marble was imported from Italy and wood from Turkey and Singapore and worked on it The most skilled craftsmen from the Hijaz and beyond, the palace had a lush garden, most of which was removed for the purpose of expansion. Currently, it is the Taif Regional Museum, which contains many Islamic and earlier antiquities

This museum is one of the most important historical palaces located in Taif. It was built by Ali Abdullah bin Aoun Pasha in the year 1323 AH (1904 AD) and took its construction in his year. Its advantageous location watching the crops from the east. The palace was built by the Roman palace, and Shubra Palace is divided into a section, and the number of its rooms is more than 150 rooms, and it is surrounded on its sides by a garden that is considered one of the most beautiful gardens of the palace. .

Beautiful historical legacy I recommend to visit it