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Tag: Gezireh

Vintage landscape: Cairo, Egypt

September 13, 2016August 18, 2016 Cindy at enclos*ureLeave a comment

Cairo garden, Matson Photo Service, Library of Congress“Cairo’s public gardens on Gezireh,” between 1950 and 1977, hand-colored slide by Matson Photo Service, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

This garden may have been located on or near the current site of the Cairo Marriott Hotel.

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