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Maxime Du Camp — Mosquée de Sultan Haçan, Le Kaire, plate 5 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Mosquée de Sultan Haçan, Le Kaire, plate 5 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Recording one of Cairo's most impressive Mamluk monuments, this photograph showcases the madrasa-mosque complex's towering facade and intricate stonework. Du Camp's documentation proved invaluable as this architectural masterpiece would later suffer significant damage from earthquakes and urban development.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Mosquée de Sultan Haçan, Le Kaire, plate 5 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Recording one of Cairo's most impressive Mamluk monuments, this photograph showcases the madrasa-mosque complex's towering facade and intricate stonework. Du Camp's documentation proved invaluable as this architectural masterpiece would later suffer significant damage from earthquakes and urban development.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Egypt, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art