Ras El Tin Palace

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Ras El Tin Palace
The palace seen from the Port of Alexandria, 1983
Location within Egypt
General information
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance
Town or city	Alexandria
Country	Egypt
Coordinates	31°11′57″N 29°52′07″E / 31.19917°N 29.86861°E / 31.19917; 29.86861
Current tenants	President of Egypt
Construction started	1834
Completed	1847
Client	Muhammad Ali Pasha
Technical details
Floor area	17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ernesto Verrucci-Bey

Ras El Tin Palace (Egyptian Arabic: قصر راس التين Aṣr Ras El Tīn, literally, "Cape Fig Palace") is a palace on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is one of the official residences for a serving President of Egypt. Under the Muhammad Ali Dynasty of Egypt and Sudan, it was a royal palace. Ras El Tin Palace is the oldest royal Egyptian palace still in use.