'Die von Othman Pascha erbaute Hauptwache'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Die von Othman Pascha erbaute Hauptwache'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār
- Date:
- 1888/1888
- Description:
- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:This street view depicts the main guardhouse or police station in Mecca, described as being newly built by Othman Pascha. The two-storey building features the Ottoman star and crescent symbols on the cornice and what appears to be a royal toughra at the centre of the pediment. Ottoman soldiers, wearing fezzes stand guard in front.Several figures appear in small groups on the street in the foreground along with three donkeys and one horse. Although it is not obvious, the title mentions that ‘al Ṣafā’, one of the two hills or mounds at Mecca between which pilgrims run during the hadj or umra in commemoration of Hagar’s search for water to feed her son. The proximity of al Ṣafā to the guardhouse indicates that this scene was close to the Masjid al-Haram.Inscriptions:Printed above image, in ink:VIPrinted beneath image, in ink:‘Die von Othman Pascha erbaute Hauptwache (links im Hintergrund èç Çafa).’Physical description: Dimensions:166 x 236 mmFormat:1 print of a drawingCondition:The print is in good condition.Foliation:‘VI’
- Language:
- German
- Type:
- Photograph
- Type (Narrower):
- Photographs
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Historic buildings
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000029_ar
81055/vdc_100023619120.0x000029_en
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