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Panorama of Cairo
Panorama of Cairo

Panorama of Cairo

Artist
Location depictedCairo, Egypt
MediumAlbumen print glued to board
ClassificationsVisual Works
Object number2001.8.8 LA
DescriptionPhoto of the city Cairo, photographed from high up making innumerous buildings to be seen in background. Foreground is roof tops and cannon barracks. A large circular courtyard below is full of similar trees. To the right of the courtyard is a striped mosque with a tent protruding out of it. In the center background is a larger mosque with two pillars on either side of the dome. To the left of that is a 2 store building with 5 visible arches on its ground floor.
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