PH1980:0048.01:001-049
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Album PH1980:0048.01:001-0049 comprises 49 views of the Ottoman Empire, including views of subjects which are now located in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Israel. The 24 views of Lebanon include ten views of Tripoli, eight of Baalbek, four of Beirut and two of Jubayl. The photographs show: eight cityscapes; seven views of temples; three views of mosques; 2 views of towers; and one view each of a convent, the ruins of a castle, the foundations of a Phoenician building, and the Consulate General of France in Beirut. The 12 views of Syria include seven views of Damascus, two of Jebel ed Druz, two of Tartus and one view of Latakia. The photographs show: three views of Jewish houses; two views of the ruins of a Roman amphitheater; two views of the French Consulate in Damascus; and one view each of a Christian house, the ruins of a castle, a church, a cityscape and a city gate. The seven views of Turkey include six views of Antioch and one view of Seleucia Pieria (both now Antakya). The photographs show: three views of fortifications; and one view each of a city gate, a statue, a cityscape and the entry to the Iron Canyon. The six views of Israel include two views of Acre, two of Mount Carmel and one view each of Haifa and Nazareth. The photographs show three cityscapes, and one view each of batteries, a convent and a palace.
architecture, engineering, military, sculpture
published 1859-1860
Album of views of cities and towns showing public, religious and domestic architecture, Ottoman Empire (now in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Israel)
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PH1980:0048.01:001-049
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Album PH1980:0048.01:001-0049 comprises 49 views of the Ottoman Empire, including views of subjects which are now located in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Israel. The 24 views of Lebanon include ten views of Tripoli, eight of Baalbek, four of Beirut and two of Jubayl. The photographs show: eight cityscapes; seven views of temples; three views of mosques; 2 views of towers; and one view each of a convent, the ruins of a castle, the foundations of a Phoenician building, and the Consulate General of France in Beirut. The 12 views of Syria include seven views of Damascus, two of Jebel ed Druz, two of Tartus and one view of Latakia. The photographs show: three views of Jewish houses; two views of the ruins of a Roman amphitheater; two views of the French Consulate in Damascus; and one view each of a Christian house, the ruins of a castle, a church, a cityscape and a city gate. The seven views of Turkey include six views of Antioch and one view of Seleucia Pieria (both now Antakya). The photographs show: three views of fortifications; and one view each of a city gate, a statue, a cityscape and the entry to the Iron Canyon. The six views of Israel include two views of Acre, two of Mount Carmel and one view each of Haifa and Nazareth. The photographs show three cityscapes, and one view each of batteries, a convent and a palace.
architecture, engineering, military, sculpture
PH1980:0048.01:013 A/B
architecture, military
1859-1860
Panorama of Tripoli showing the Citadel (Crusader Castle of Saint Gilles) with Mount Pergirnus in the background, Ottoman Empire (now in Lebanon)
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PH1980:0048.01:013 A/B
architecture, military
PH1980:0048.01:016
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- Suzanne K. Williamson identifies the mosque in the background as the Madrasah-Mosque of al-Burtasi (Oct. 1986). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained.
architecture
1859-1860
View of Tripoli from the new Djisr-el-Djed Bridge with the Madrasah-Mosque of al-Burtasi in the background, Ottoman Empire (now in Lebanon)
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PH1980:0048.01:016
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- Suzanne K. Williamson identifies the mosque in the background as the Madrasah-Mosque of al-Burtasi (Oct. 1986). Further research should include verification of this information and identification of the source(s) from which it was obtained.
architecture
PH1980:0048.02:001
architecture, military
1859-1860
architecture, military
photographs
PH1983:0483:001-047
1852
photographs
1852
DR2001:0005:291
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circa 1950
View of model for Lebanese Club at Diamantina, Diamantina, Brazil
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DR2001:0005:291
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DR2001:0005:292
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circa 1950
View of model for Lebanese Club at Diamantina, Diamantina, Brazil
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DR2001:0005:292
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DR2001:0005:293
circa 1950
DR2001:0005:294
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circa 1950
View of model for Lebanese Club at Diamantina, Diamantina, Brazil
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DR2001:0005:294
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To Remain in the No Longer
Joyce Joumaa explores the political and cultural forces that have come to bear on the abandoned site of an international fairground conceived by Oscar Niemeyer in the city of Tripoli, Lebanon.
February 2023
To Remain in the No Longer
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Joyce Joumaa explores the political and cultural forces that have come to bear on the abandoned site of an international fairground conceived by Oscar Niemeyer in the city of Tripoli, Lebanon.