rane ht ▁P asha ▁and ▁Commander ▁O bl ieg ht ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Intern ationale ▁des ▁Gr ands ▁Hot els ▁into ▁The ▁G hez ire h ▁Palace ▁Hotel ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁it ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁service ▁as ▁the ▁No . 2 ▁Australian ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁after ▁the ▁M ena ▁House ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁cas ual ties ▁from ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gal lip oli . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁The ▁Ge zi rah ▁Palace ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C airo ▁Mar ri ott ▁Hotel ▁complex , ▁between ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁pair ▁of ▁to wers , ▁on ▁Ge zi ra ▁Island ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁October ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁C airo ▁Mar ri ott ▁Hotel ▁& ▁O mar ▁Kh ay y am ▁Cas ino . ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁Category : Pal aces ▁in ▁C airo ▁Category : Ge zi ra ▁Island ▁Category : History ▁of ▁C airo ▁Category : M u ham mad ▁Ali ▁dynast y ▁Category : Ne oc lass ical ▁architecture ▁in ▁Egypt ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Egypt <0x0A> </s> ▁Sher ▁Singh ▁R ana ▁is ▁the ▁conv icted ▁murder er ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁vend etta - related ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Indian ▁d aco it - turn