Caption

Mont des Oliviers, View of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, photograph, number: '292', photographer: Félix Bonfils, Jerusalem, 1867 - 1900, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 237 mm x width 299 mm, (high) hill, Mount of Olives, A sepia-toned landscape showing rolling hills dotted with scattered trees and low vegetation, with winding dirt roads and stone walls traversing the terrain. On one hillside there is a complex of buildings including a multi-story structure with arched windows and a domed roof section, and nearby smaller stone buildings and ruins. Tall slender cypress trees and other clustered trees appear near a compound with arched openings and terraces. The foreground shows more irregular stone walls, paths, and scattered trees leading toward the middle ground where a tower-like ruin stands beside a track. In the distant ridge there are more trees and a few isolated structures silhouetted against the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_399

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Keywords

Mont des Oliviers View Mount Olives Jerusalem photograph number 292 photographer Félix Bonfils 1867 - 1900 pasteboard paper albumen print height 237 mm x width 299 mm high hill sepia-toned landscape showing rolling hills dotted scattered trees low vegetation winding dirt roads stone walls traversing terrain hillside complex buildings multi-story structure arched windows domed roof section nearby smaller stone ruins Tall slender cypress trees clustered trees near compound arched openings terraces foreground irregular walls paths scattered trees leading middle ground tower- ruin stands beside track distant ridge trees isolated structures silhouetted sky