I spent some more time cruising the New York Public Libraries Digital Collection. Last time I focused on Karnak in Egypt and staying with an Egyptian theme, I scoured late19th and early 20th century views of the Giza Pyramids. A time before the city of Cairo reached their doorstep.
I was lucky enough to visit the Pyramids back in 2010, and all the colour photos in this post are mine, I'm not doing comparrison pics this time round, because as I mentioned above, Cairo has expanded since the the late 1800s and you simply cannot replicate these views now.
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Route des pyramides de Gîzeh - The route to Giza Pyramids 1870
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| Le Caire: Kafr près des pyramides - Cairo: Kafr near the pyramids 1875 |
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| Nº 9 Village arabe et pyramide de Cheops - Nº 9 Arab village and pyramid of Cheops 1880 |
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| Route à Gizeh - Road to Giza 1870-1875 |
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Vue vers les pyramides de Giseh - View towards the pyramids of Giseh 1870-1875
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The next two pyramids are not exactly the famous and well known Giza pyramids but rather the nearby Pyramid of Djoser (aka the Step Pyramid) in the Saqqara necropolis...
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| Sakkarah [Saqqarah] dep. la forêt des palmiers - Sakkarah [Saqqara] dep. the palm forest 1875 |
and Sneferu's pyramid (aka the Bent Pyramid) in the royal necropolis of Dahshur...
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Route de Dashur [Dahshûr] - Dashur Road [Dahshûr] 1870
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and that's about all I have on pyramids for now
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