Photograph, Views of Mohamed Ali Mosque Cairo
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View of the Mahomet Ali (now known as Mohamed Ali) mosque, tall minarets to the right hand side of photograph. Possibly a view from North East side. Man sitting in foreground. 1860 -1870 c. 'Mohamet Ali's Mosque Cairo (de la citudella)' inscribed in album. Albumen print. Signed by photographer 'A Beato'. Antonio Beato worked in Egypt and moved to Cairo in 1860 and moved to Luxor in 1862 (source Wikipedia)