Caption

Grande colonnade de Louqsor (Égypte), Temple of Luxor, Great colonnade in Luxor (former title), photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '127', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Luxor, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 224 mm x width 280 mm, colonnade, A row of large stone columns with flared capitals supports a heavy horizontal lintel, forming an open colonnade in front of a stone building with rectangular window openings; a small person sits at the base of one column; bundles of reeds or thatch are stacked against part of the colonnade near a simple woven shelter; scattered logs and sticks lie on the sandy ground in the foreground, where an exposed trench edge reveals masonry and piled wooden poles below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_180

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47.5Mb (7.0Mb) / 15.1in x 12.2in / 4531 x 3663 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grande colonnade de Louqsor Égypte Temple Luxor Great colonnade former title photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos Egypt negative number 127 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 224 mm x width 280 mm row large stone columns flared capitals supports heavy horizontal lintel forming open colonnade front stone building rectangular window openings small person sits base column bundles reeds thatch stacked part colonnade near simple woven shelter scattered logs sticks lie sandy ground foreground exposed trench edge reveals masonry piled wooden poles