The first "luxury" hotel to be buit on the banks of the Nile in 1907. Not much information available on it but there is large number of Semiramis Hotels throughout the middle east possibly named after this one. It was a six story building which was quite high for its day and except for the large brass beds which were imported from England, the rooms were decorated in Empire style by Keller & Co of Zurich. What was new to Hotels was its spectacular roof garden, a first in flat arid Eygpt. This menu is from that famous roof garden. T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) was a guest at one time. The last eventful occasion was in February 1955 when the Aga Khan III was weighed for the last time in precious metals. He died the following year. The Hotel was demolished in 1970 to make way for the New Semiramis Intercontinental.
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