Georges Parcq

Georges Parcq
Born1874 (1874)
Pontlevoy, France
Died1939 (aged 64–65)
Cairo, Egypt
EducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts
OccupationArchitect
Years active1910 – 1939

Georges Parcq (1874–1939) was a French architect who worked in Cairo, Egypt from 1910 to 1939. Among his famous works are the Sednaoui Emporium department store in Cairo, the Alexandria Opera House, the Cairo Stock Exchange and the Villa Minost from 1931 in Cairo.

The Alexandria Opera House

References

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