Caption

The Palace of St. Cloud Burned. Interior of the Empress's Staircase, View of the Empress's staircase in the Château de Saint-Cloud after the fire caused by the Paris Commune, photograph, page, address: '31, Rue St. Lazare', number: '(No. 62)', photographer: Alphonse-Justin Liébert, Saint-Cloud, 1871 - 1872, paper, albumen print, height 99 mm x width 131 mm, stairwell, ruin of a building, architecture, castle, Paris Commune (1871), Château de Saint-Cloud, A sepia photograph shows a ruined interior with twisted ornate metal stair railings collapsing amid rubble and broken stone fragments, a partially intact carved wall with decorative reliefs and moldings on the left, a large rectangular window opening with shutters on the right, crumbling masonry and fallen architectural elements scattered on the floor, and a pale surrounding border framing the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_317

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33.5Mb (5.5Mb) / 12.4in x 10.5in / 3729 x 3140 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palace St Cloud Burned Interior Empress's Staircase View Empress's staircase Château de Saint-Cloud fire caused Paris Commune photograph page address 31 Rue St Lazare number No 62 photographer Alphonse-Justin Liébert Saint-Cloud 1871 - 1872 paper albumen print height 99 mm x width 131 mm stairwell ruin building architecture castle 1871 sepia photograph ruined interior twisted ornate metal stair railings collapsing rubble broken stone fragments partially intact carved wall decorative reliefs moldings left large rectangular window opening shutters right crumbling masonry fallen architectural elements scattered floor pale surrounding border framing image