Obelisk situated in the Al-Matarriyah (Matariyah, El-Matareya), district of Cairo, which in ancient times was part of the city of Heliopolis. The obelisk, also known as the Obelisk of Matarieh or Mataria, was part of the temple of Re-Atum constructed by Pharaoh Senusret 1. It is one of the few Pharaonic era obelisks remaining in Egypt.
Al-Masalla Obelisk (Cairo, Egypt)
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Wright album
Date: [Between 1914 and 1918]
From: Johnstone, L : Photograph and album of photographs taken by G F Wright during World War I
By: Wright, George Frederick, 1889-1952?
Reference: PA1-q-271
Description: Photographs of World War I, taken in the Middle East by George Frederick Wright. None of the images have captions. Many scenes show aspects of life in Egypt; several views of the Handley Page V/1500 known as "Old Carthusian"; planes that have crashed; ships in Suez Canal; long convoys of horse-drawn gun-carriages; huge numbers of camels, and camel cavalry; groups of simple wooden crosses on battlefields, some of which have names and dates that are legible (names listed above); Chapelle de Matarieh; mosques and Coptic churches; and costume worn by different groups of Egyptian people. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand ferns"; 30.5 x 25.0 cm