Caption

Hotel Mena - House and pyramids, View of the Pyramids of Giza with Hotel 'Mena House' in the foreground, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '1434', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Giza, c. 1886 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 221 mm x width 272 mm, hotel, hostelry, inn, pyramid (historical grave form), A wide sandy landscape with scattered low shrubs and rocks in the foreground shows two seated figures on a cluster of stones, one wearing a light robe and head covering and the other in darker clothing and a brimmed hat, facing each other. Behind them a built cluster of multi level stone and stucco buildings with flat roofs and a small domed structure runs along a raised embankment, with trees visible to the side. Two large triangular stone pyramids rise in the background behind the buildings, occupying much of the sky area. The overall scene is sepia toned with textured sand and sparse vegetation across the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_203

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45.7Mb (6.7Mb) / 14.8in x 12.0in / 4438 x 3596 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hotel Mena - House pyramids View Pyramids Giza Hotel Mena House foreground photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos Egypt negative number 1434 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1886 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 221 mm x width 272 mm hotel hostelry inn pyramid historical grave form wide sandy landscape scattered low shrubs rocks two seated figures cluster stones wearing light robe head covering darker clothing brimmed hat facing them built cluster multi level stone stucco buildings flat roofs small domed structure runs raised embankment trees visible side Two large triangular stone pyramids rise background buildings occupying sky area scene sepia toned textured sand sparse vegetation across foreground