On the Panagia Peninsula, in the Old Town of Kavala, between cobbled streets and old traditional houses, stands the House of Mohamed Ali Pasha. The building is surrounded on the three sides by gardens that develop on several levels. The gardens protected the privacy of the mansion, which presents all the characteristics of an 18th century Ottoman residence. 

 

Around 1929, when the Greek Community of Egypt and the Greek Government wanted to honor Mohamed Ali Pasha, the reformer of Egypt, a decision was made to erect a statue of the ruler at his hometown, Kavala. In the following years, the surrounding lands and properties were expropriated for the formation of the square that, to this day, would bear the name of Mohammed Ali. The  mannequin of the Pasha on his horse, was crafted by the Greek sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis, while the works of shaping the surrounding area were under the  supervision of the Royal Egyptian Palaces' architect, Ernesto Veruci Bey. In 1935, the square was completed, the statue was standing and the surroundings with the Mohammed Ali Square, had taken on their current structure. Stairs and multi-levelled steps were added, and gardens were formed.