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Title Zanzibar. Sultanens harem och palats Zanzibar. Sultan's harem and palaces
Subject
House of Wonders. Harems Buildings Buildings--Stone Town (Zanzibar Zanzibar) Zanzibar--History Zanzibar--History--1890-1964--Photographs
Description The photograph, taken from the sea, actually shows the Beit al Ajaib (House of Wonders), built in 1883 and restored after the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896. The house was primarily the Sultan's residence and was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, as well as the first building in East Africa to have a lift. The Sultan's Palace (also known as "Beit el-Sahel"), was another palace that housed the royal family built in the late 19th century and it is to the left of the main building depicted in the picture., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Handwritten title and numbers (17.11) in ink on the mount and later manuscript note on the verso of the print "Smedslättsgården 1957 B. Lundberg"., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0015-0003, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i26368481, BIB-ID: 2815199
Date 1900, approximately 1900.
Format nonprojected graphic, photoprint, 1 photograph : gelatin silver printing-out paper print on cardboard mount ; sheet 14.5 x 21 cm, mount 24 x 33 cm, unmediated, sheet
Identifier QNL:00051105
Language swe
Relation Photographs related to the history of of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and Tanzania
Coverage Stone Town (Zanzibar, Zanzibar), 1890-1964
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