View of a street in Cairo, showing houses with alternating light coloured and red bricks, also featuring mashrabiyas, the characteristic …

V. R. Lanzone, 1865 - 1870

View of a street in Cairo, showing houses with alternating light coloured and red bricks, also featuring mashrabiyas, the characteristic balconies with ornate wooden grates. The author's signature can be found at… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: V. R. Lanzone ¹
Date: 1865 - 1870 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, ALBUM1_046

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