Postcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised... Show morePostcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 645. Edit.The Cairo Post-Card Trust - Ph. N. 831".Postally unused. Manuscript notes on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826021 BIB-ID: 2854721 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID:... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 647" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0069 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825971 BIB-ID: 2854717 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "k 44486" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0058 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825788 ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "k 44486" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0058 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825788 BIB-ID: 2854696 Show less
Al-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the... Show moreAl-Ittihadiya Palace, also known as Al-Orouba Palace or Heliopolis Palace Hotel, is located in Heliopolis (Mars El gedida), Cairo. Currently the the official workplace of the Egyptian Presidency, the palace was designed by the Belgian architect Ernest Jaspar (1876-1940) using Neo-Mamluk architecture guidelines that typically characterised the original Heliopolis style. It was opened in December 1910 by a French company that premiered the first luxurious hotels in Africa. It was the largest hotel in the Middle East and Africa at the time. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "20 HELIOPOLIS Heliopolis. Palace Hotel. L.L." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0059 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682579x BIB-ID: 2854697 Show less
Shepheard's Hotel (Cairo, Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Cairo (Egypt), Hotels
Shepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its... Show moreShepheard's Hotel was the leading hotel in Cairo and one of the most celebrated hotels in the world from the middle of the 19th century until its destruction in 1952 during the Cairo Fire. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "The Collector - Cairo". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0060 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825806 BIB-ID: 2854698 Show less
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Postacard showing Kamel Sedki Street, today El Faggala. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Nr. 3." and the stamp of the... Show morePostacard showing Kamel Sedki Street, today El Faggala. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Nr. 3." and the stamp of the travel agent "Alf. H. Naudi & C., Ship Chandler & Stevedores. Port Said (Egypt)". Postally used. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0068 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682596x BIB-ID: 2854715 Show less
View of the Place des Consuls, or modern-day Tahrir Square. The square was created in the 1840s by the Italian engineer Francesco Mancini. Title... Show moreView of the Place des Consuls, or modern-day Tahrir Square. The square was created in the 1840s by the Italian engineer Francesco Mancini. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle Egypte Carte Postale" and "Cliché he L. Papazoglou & Co.". Manuscript text on the verso mentioning the card is sent to enrich the recepient's collection. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0070 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825995 BIB-ID: 2854718 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the front the serial number of the postcard (169). Postally unused. Main Heritage Compact General ... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the front the serial number of the postcard (169). Postally unused. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0071 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826008 BIB-ID: 2854719 Show less