Caption
Rue de la Marine, View of the Djama'a al-Kebir in Algiers, photomechanical print, number: '117', address: '26 rue Bab-Azoun ALGER', photographer: Alexandre Leroux, Algiers, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1900, Alexandre Leroux, photographer, cliché maker, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 247 mm x width 316 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, Djama'a al-Kebir, A narrow street scene with a row of tall, ornate arches supported by columns along one side of the street, each arch featuring scalloped inner edges and decorative panels above, and a series of buildings with multiple windows lining the opposite side; the street surface is cobbled and a small group of people wearing light-colored, loose garments and head coverings are walking and standing near the foreground, while the architectural details include carved motifs along the architrave, rounded column capitals, and a taller building or tower rising in the background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B10_167
License type
Rights managed
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50.9Mb (11.4Mb) / 15.9in x 12.4in / 4772 x 3730 (300dpi)