الجمعة، 22 فبراير 2013

Vintage Photos of Egypt from the 1870s


Sphinx & Pyramids of Chefren and Mankaura, Giza – Photograph via NYPL Digital Gallery


The New York Public Library has shared an incredible gallery of over 9,000 photographs and illustrations of the Middle East from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century. These include, books, albums and archival compilations.
Monuments of ancient Egypt and the Biblical world figured prominently in the early years of photography. French Academician François Arago (1786-1853) endorsed the new medium in 1839 claiming it would provide a labor-saving means “to copy the millions and millions of hieroglyphics which entirely cover the great monuments at Thebes, Memphis and Carnac, etc.” Immediately artist-travelers took chemicals, cameras, and photographic plates of metal, and later glass into the regions around the southeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, to record the famous sights that had been known previously to Westerners only through the intervention of the artist’s hand.
In addition to early photographic pioneers Du Camp, Salzmann, Robertson & Beato, and Frith, the collection includes work by image providers catering to tourist travelers in the last third of the 19th century, such as Arnoux, A. Beato, Bonfils, Lekegian, Sébah, and Zangaki. The selection offers resources for exploring Western impressions of the Middle East in that era through the lens of practitioners of the new medium of photography, and in turn through the expectations, preferences, and assumptions of its consumers.
Below is a curated selection of 30 photographs of Egypt from 1870-1875. Enjoy!
 

2. Cairo: Tombs of the Mamelukes to the citadel




3. The Al-Masalla Obelisk, Heliopolos (Cairo)




4. Alexandria




5. Tombs Chalifs, Lower Egypt




6. Cairo passage of Kasr-en-Nil [Qasr al-Nil]




7. Old Cairo: Sultan Hassan Mosque and the Citadel




8. Cairo: Garden of Ezbekieh [Azbakia]




9. Cairo: Mokattam, Giyuschi Mosque [al-Juyushi]




10. Tombs Chalifs, Kait Bay Mosque




11. Giza Pyramids and Tombs of Bedouins




12. View Towards the Pyramids of Giza




13. Route to Giza




14. Cairo: Kafr Near the Pyramids




15. Route to the Giza Pyramids




16. View of the Giza Pyramids




17. Climbing a Pyramid




18. Cairo: The Citadel and Mosque Mehemet Ali [Muhammad Ali Basha]




19. Cairo: Mosque el Azhar (the students)




20. Cairo Mosque el Mouaiyad [Mu'ayyad]




21. Brechin [el-Badrashin] Ramses II Colossus, Lower Egypt




22. Sakkara [Saqqara] Step Pyramid




23. Camels in the Desert




24. Luxor: The temple, Ramses statues




25. Luxor: Temple and Columns




26. Karnak: The Grand Temple




27. Karnak: The Grand Temple and Sacred Lake




28. Karnak Temple of Thothmes III [Tuthmosis III], the Statues of Amenhotep I




29. Thebes: Ramesseum, statues of Osiris




30. Phylae the Booth



A Cliffside Home Overlooking the Mediterranean



Situated on a cliff in Calpe, Alicante, Spain and overlooking the Mediterranean, this stunning home designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is a sight to behold. The home has 242 square meters of interior space (2,604 square feet) and also features a gorgeous outdoor infinity pool.
Due to the steepness of the plot and the desire to contain the house in just one level, a three-dimensional structure of reinforced concrete slabs and screens adapting to the plot’s topography was chosen, thus minimizing the earthwork.
First spotted on ArchDaily this minimalist design is clean and elegant with views of the Mediterranean that are truly breathtaking.

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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo


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Design by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photo by Diego Opazo



Design: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos | Photos: Diego Opzao | via ArchDaily





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