Caption

Mena House, View of the Mena House Hotel near Cairo, photograph, number: 'No 325', photographer: G. Lekegian & Co., Cairo (city), 1887 - 1900, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 211 mm x width 275 mm, hotel, hostelry, inn, pyramid (historical grave form), Mena House Hotel, A wide sandy foreground with visible hoof and foot tracks leads to a row of camels standing and being led by figures, some mounted and some standing beside the animals, the camels carrying saddles and decorative fringes; behind them a low retaining wall separates the sand from a terrace of multi-story stone and stucco buildings featuring balconies, shuttered windows, an ornate wooden veranda, arched openings, and a domed rooftop structure; in the background two large pyramidal stone structures rise against a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A81_019

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Mena House View Mena House Hotel near Cairo photograph number No 325 photographer G Lekegian & Co Cairo city 1887 - 1900 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 211 mm x width 275 mm hotel hostelry inn pyramid historical grave form Mena House Hotel wide sandy foreground visible hoof foot tracks leads row camels standing led figures mounted standing beside animals camels carrying saddles decorative fringes them low retaining wall separates sand terrace multi-story stone stucco buildings featuring balconies shuttered windows ornate wooden veranda arched openings domed rooftop structure background two large pyramidal stone structures rise pale sky