from Vigilant Citizen:
When one thinks of Egypt, one usually pictures the Great Pyramids of ancient times or the Islamic architecture of recent times. So when one comes across Baron Empain Palace—a bizarre building inspired by Hindu and Cambodian temples—it appears out of place. It’s almost as if it wasn’t built by Egyptians at all. That’s because it wasn’t.
The palace was built by Belgium-born Baron Édouard Empain, an extraordinarily wealthy industrialist best known for building the Paris Metro. During the end of the 19th century, Empain’s construction company took on massive infrastructure projects worldwide, some financed by the Rothschilds – the most powerful dynasty in modern history.
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As seen in previous articles, the Rothschilds are the definition of “occult elite,” and, as we’ll see, Empain shared a keen interest in the dark arts.
Baron Édouard Empain.
In 1904, Empain traveled to Egypt and convinced the local government to sell him 10 square miles of land North of Cairo. In this desertic area, Empain built Heliopolis, a modern city of “leisure and luxury” that would eventually attract elite figures from Egypt and the Arab world. At the center of it all, on an artificial mound, Empain built a palace that would become his family’s primary residence.
Baron Empain Palace during construction circa 1909.
No expenses or eccentricities were spared in the making of this palace. It was built with the finest materials and included some of the most intricate features imaginable. French architect Alexandre Marcel even erected the building on a rotating base, allowing occupants to view the entire city and bathe in sunbeams throughout the day. These strange steampunk-like characteristics lead some to claim that the building was constructed with the help of some form of unholy magic.
While the palace, like its surrounding city, was meant to be a place of “leisure and luxury,” some of the events that occurred inside its walls were neither leisurely nor luxurious. Here are some of the stories surrounding the palace:
- Empain conducted occult rituals in the Palace’s basement, in a room where nobody was allowed to enter. member of the Freemasons and other secret societies
- This basement room leads to a secret tunnel that connects the palace to the nearby Basilica Church.
- Empain’s daughter, who was paralyzed and riddled with psychological problems, could not leave the palace due to social stigma. She was found dead inside the building’s service elevator, in a probable suicide.
- Empain’s wife died by falling from the palace’s massive spiral staircase, in a probable suicide.
In 1929, Baron Empain died of a mysterious illness and, per his will, was buried in the crypt of the Basilica Church. Some years later, the palace was sold at an auction and soon became one of those creepy, abandoned places surrounded by mystery.
In the following decades, the palace was believed to be “haunted” as people reported strange noises, odd sightings, and even flickering lights. There were also persistent rumors of orgies and satanic rituals taking place in the abandoned palace.
The palace made the news a few times for being a gathering place of Satanists in the 1990s.
Despite its state of disrepair, the palace’s “energy” continued to attract a specific crowd. Its walls were “decorated” with graffiti depicting satanic symbols or unsettling words such as “evil evil ghost of death,” while countless bats flew around the premises.
In the early 2000s, the palace was thoroughly renovated and became a popular tourist attraction. Of course, the creepiest parts were closed off to the public, and the secret chambers were probably torn down. However, most of the palace’s art and sculptures were restored. While some of the stories surrounding the palace are based on unreliable accounts, the works of art provide a clear glimpse into the mindset behind its creator.
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