Caption

View from the lantern of the Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church towards Saxon Square now Józef Pilsudski Square, Warsaw. Photographer: Karol Beyer 1818–1877. Colored positive photograph, 1858. Shows city panorama including Saxon Square, Hotel Europejski, and Królewska Street. Paper corners cut diagonally. Photographic print on paper, 18.8 × 24.5 cm., Aerial view of an urban area showing a group of multi-story buildings with pitched and flat roofs in shades of beige, brown, tan, and muted gray, with a few darker slate-colored roofs; a large open square or courtyard between the buildings with shadows casting across it; a tree-lined promenade or park area with a row of small trees and a pathway in greenish and brown tones in the foreground; a horse-drawn carriage with dark figures and a dark animal on a pale street; clusters of rooftops and distant church spires and towers on the horizon in pale beige and gray; a sky with a gradient of pale cream to muted bluish-gray and some darker clouded areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_398

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82.1Mb (7.2Mb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4784 (300dpi)

Keywords

View lantern Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church towards Saxon Square no Warsaw Photographer Karol Beyer 1818–1877 Colored positive photograph 1858 city panorama Saxon Square Hotel Europejski Królewska Street Paper corners cut diagonally Photographic print paper Aerial view urban area showing group multi-story buildings pitched flat roofs shades beige brown tan muted gray darker slate-colored roofs large open square courtyard buildings shadows casting across tree-lined promenade park area row small trees pathway greenish brown tones foreground horse-drawn carriage dark figures dark animal pale street clusters rooftops distant church spires towers horizon pale beige gray sky gradient pale cream muted bluish-gray darker clouded areas.