Garden of Gizeh Museum

‎The Khedivial collection of Egyptian antiquities was formerly exhibited in the Museum at Bûlâk, but it now occupies a large number of rooms in the Palace at Gizeh. This priceless collection which gives us a better idea of the splendor of ancient Egyptian civilization than can be obtained elsewhere was opened to the public in the Palace at Gizeh by H. H. the Khedive on January 12, 1890. Our view is a scene in the garden surrounding the Museum. The walks through this magnificent garden are paved with a Mosaic of round pebbles obtained from the desert. As can be seen in the walk bordering the lakelet in the picture, these pebbles are arranged in the most exquisite designs. Flowers flourish in Egypt all the year round, and Cairene gardens are the admiration of all who visit this Oriental City. An Egyptian poet of the thirteenth century, translated by E. H. Palmer, thus sings of the Gardens of Cairo:

‎The flowers bloomed about the infant Jesus when he was in Egypt just as we see them bloom to-day. An Egyptian poet of the time of Pharaoh the Oppressor, speaks of the meadows verdant with herbage, and of the bowers full of blooming garlands.