Caption

Alexandrie, ancien palais de Saïd Pacha au Mex, View of the palace of Mohammed Said at the port of Alexandria, photograph, number: '93.', photographer: Luigi Fiorillo, Alexandria, 1870 - 1890, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 316 mm x width 404 mm, Person, Mohammed Said (governor of Egypt), palace, Palace of Mohammed Said, A wide, sepia-toned photograph shows a large stone building complex behind a textured stone wall, with multiple domes and ornate towers rising above the roofline; two tall cylindrical towers with open-arched upper sections stand on the left, while a variety of rounded domes and small cupola-like structures appear toward the right, some supported by slender columns. The façade of the buildings features rectangular and arched openings, some appearing dark and empty, and decorative circular and arched window frames on portions of the walls. In front of the wall is a barren, uneven expanse of ground with scattered low vegetation and shallow depressions, and the sky above is clear and unobstructed.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_318

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Keywords

Alexandrie ancien palais de Saïd Pacha au Mex View palace Mohammed Said port Alexandria photograph number 93 photographer Luigi Fiorillo 1870 - 1890 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 316 mm x width 404 mm Person governor Egypt Palace wide sepia-toned photograph large stone building complex textured stone wall multiple domes ornate towers rising roofline two tall cylindrical towers open-arched upper sections stand left variety rounded domes small cupola- structures right supported slender columns façade buildings features rectangular arched openings appearing dark empty decorative circular arched window frames portions walls front wall barren uneven expanse ground scattered low vegetation shallow depressions sky clear unobstructed