This is the main apartment in the Haramlik. Marble tables are present. Fruits, flowers and drinks were also part of the tradition of this room. Also, there is a part of the “holy carpet”, also known as Kiswa, in green silk, and it was a gift given by Lewa Yehia Pasha. Service Room This room is well known for its dresses and cupboards; which were designed by Anderson Pasha and were modeled after Turkish examples. The Khazna or Safe- Room The Khazna was placed between the men's and women's apartments and it was where coffee was being made. Nowadays, it is used to display miniature Persian paintings. The Harem This is a very large room and is supported by four columns. Also, there are windows on all four sides of the room. There are some Persian cupboards from a palace in Teheran and each cupboard holds a different collection. A Secret Chamber or Makhba It is placed above the magic well and was used as a hiding place for people or objects, if they were breaking the law or trying to escape. The Main Stairs Stairways were not a familiar feature in Islamic architecture. In fact, they were only used in houses. On the main stair walls, a series of Persian Kashan, also known as velvet prayer-hangings, are hung. Reading and Writing Rooms The Reading room was quite small and had a window-seat. It has shelves, inspired by Islamic designs. The walls are decorated with Chinese Flower paintings on rice paper. The Writing Room now serves as an office for the museum’s curator but it also serves as a study room. It could be used by people looking for travel books specifically. For that reason, the room is furnished with long tables and benches. Also, the walls have pictures and ancient examples of Egyptian drawings and writings. The Roof Garden Bayt al-Kritliyya’s flat roof has been turned into a roof garden, and is enclosed with mashrabias. These designs are of Coptic origin and they reflect Christian symbols such as the cross. This is considered to be quite rare since the only other examples of Christian mashrabias are found in the Coptic Museum, as well as in some ancient houses in Old Cairo. The Persian Room The objects present in this room are from the later Persian or Shah Abbas period, except for the bed, which originates from Egypt, and a