Egypt as viewed in the 19th century

This album displays photographs of Egypt taken in the 19th century. The photographs are preserved in IRCICA’s photograph archive. They are related to architectural monuments located in major cities of Egypt and dating from various periods. They include mosques, tombs, graveyards, sebils (public fountains), palaces, squares, houses, castles, city walls, streets, some of the pyramids, and city panoramas. The annotations describe the historical and artistic characteristics of 140 architectural works in total. A list of the photographers and a glossary of terms are added to the album.