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Maxime Du Camp — Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Second Pylône; Nubie, plate 74 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Second Pylône; Nubie, plate 74 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

The second pylon of Philae's grand temple demonstrates the monument's impressive scale and architectural hierarchy. Du Camp's systematic approach documented each major structural element of the temple complex.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Second Pylône; Nubie, plate 74 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

The second pylon of Philae's grand temple demonstrates the monument's impressive scale and architectural hierarchy. Du Camp's systematic approach documented each major structural element of the temple complex.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, Architecture, Salted Paper Print, Ancient Egypt

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