When Mohammad Ali became Wali of Egypt in 1805, he introduced the basis for the new Egyptian Renaissance, some features of which modernisation became evident in the Westernisation of the fine and decorative arts, crafts and architecture. This modernisation period culminated in Muhammad Ali's sons, who came into power in Egypt after him, inviting numerous European architects and artisans to construct and decorate a number of palaces in Egypt in the European style. They were encouraged to use architectural and decorative elements in the fashionable Baroque and Rococo styles. This is evident in Abdeen Palace, the sabils of Muhammad 'Ali at Nahaseen and Umm Abbas in Saliba Street and in buildings spread over other Egyptian cities, but most noticeable in Cairo. The Islamic Art Museum in Cairo hosts a large number of ceramics, marble pieces and manuscripts clearly displaying Westernised decorative elements characterised by curved lines, acanthus leaves and flowers and coronas in high relief.