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
The imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590... Show moreThe imperial palace Ali Qapu in Isfahan. Regarded as the best example of Safavid architecture, it was originally built in 1000s AH/1590s CE by 1590-1595/1000-1004 AH under Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0053 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682565x BIB-ID: 2854688 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
The Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library... Show moreThe Seljuk shrine dedicated to the Persian Sufi mystic Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, dated to 514 AH/1120 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Union Postale Universelle. Carte postale de Perse. Séyéd Abdor Rahime Kachani, seraïé Amir, Téhéran, Perse". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0048 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825521 BIB-ID: 2854675 Show less
The 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by... Show moreThe 11th-century AH/17th-century CE shrine in Qadamgah, probably commissioned by the Safavid king Abbas the Great. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "برادران کاشانی" and "Inscription Joint Stock Company". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0049 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825557 BIB-ID: 2854678 Show less
The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524... Show moreThe mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hossein, son of the 8th Imam Ali al-Rida built in Qazvin by Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid Iran from 930 AH/1524 CE to 984 AH/1576 CE. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript text in German on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0050 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825569 BIB-ID: 2854680 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "مركز پخش دنياي كارت بازار بين الحرمين" (Donyaye Kart Distribution Center, Bein Al-Haramein Bazaar). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0051 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825636 BIB-ID: 2854685 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Printed in Italy". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0052 2-D Graphic Item... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Printed in Italy". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0052 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825648 BIB-ID: 2854686 Show less
The Egyptian Museum of Cairo is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East. The museum was designed by French architect, Marcel Dourgnon... Show moreThe Egyptian Museum of Cairo is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East. The museum was designed by French architect, Marcel Dourgnon and was officially opened in 1902 by Khedive Abbas Helmy II. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Special Agent, A. Velardi, Boite Postale 1041, Cairo" and the logo of Real Photo Postcards All British. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0054 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825739 BIB-ID: 2854692 Show less
Post office buildings, Post office buildings--Alexandria (Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Egypt
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Post Card Egypt. L.C. - 34. Alexandrie - Rue de la Poste". Manuscript notes on the... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Post Card Egypt. L.C. - 34. Alexandrie - Rue de la Poste". Manuscript notes on the verso, address section. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0056 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825764 BIB-ID: 2854694 Show less
Post office buildings--Streets, Post office buildings--Streets--Cairo (Egypt), Architecture, Modern, Architecture, Modern--Egypt
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 &... Show moreTitle 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)". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0057 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825776 BIB-ID: 2854695 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
Art deco (Architecture), Art deco (Architecture)--Port Said (Egypt), Department stores
Postcard showing the iconic Simon Arzt department store. Built in the early 1920s, it is considered the "first mall in Egypt". Its building, a... Show morePostcard showing the iconic Simon Arzt department store. Built in the early 1920s, it is considered the "first mall in Egypt". Its building, a great example of Art Deco design, was a landmark in Port Said. The department store's namesake, Simon Artz, was one of the first members of the Jewish community to arrive in Port Said in 1869, having come from New York, and started producing and selling cigarettes under his name. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "When in Port-Said Visit the Simon Artz Store" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0062 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825855 BIB-ID: 2854704 Show less
The original Cairo Railway Station was built as the terminal of the first rail link from Alexandria to Cairowas designed by British architect Edwin... Show moreThe original Cairo Railway Station was built as the terminal of the first rail link from Alexandria to Cairowas designed by British architect Edwin Patsy in 1893 in a neo-Mamluk style. The building was a clear expression of the late 19th and early 20th-century Cairene architecture when the neo-Mamluk. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Special Agent, A. Velardi, Boite Postale 1041, Cairo" and the logo of Real Photo Postcards All British. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0063 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825867 BIB-ID: 2854705 Show less
The main station in Alexandria was built at Sidi Gabar in 1854. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "L.C. 72" and the... Show moreThe main station in Alexandria was built at Sidi Gabar in 1854. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "L.C. 72" and the logo of the publisher. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0064 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825879 BIB-ID: 2854707 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 599". Manuscript annotations on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 599". Manuscript annotations on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0065 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825880 BIB-ID: 2854708 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0066 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825892 BIB-ID: 2854709 Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0066 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825892 BIB-ID: 2854709 Show less