Princess Samiha Kamel, the middle daughter of Sultan Hassan Kamel, lived in this palace until her death in 1986 with her husband, artist Wahid Yousry. The palace combines Mamluk, Fatimid, Moorish and Andalusian Islamic architecture. , and the Ottoman Empire, and is distinguished by its difference from the style of other official palaces, as it turned it into a literary and artistic salon, where many concerts and famous masquerade carnivals were held, and she even recommended that it be used for cultural purposes after her death.