First World War Black and White Photographic Postcard of Mohammed Ali Square, Alexandria
c. 1916 - 1919A small black and white photograph of a city square. There are stone buildings on three sides of the square and in the centre is a statue on a plinth of a man on a horse. This statue sits in a central garden area. The square is full of people walking; some in local clothing and some in western style suits and dresses. There is a tram on the right-hand side of the image, and a bicycle and horse drawn carriage can also be seen. The tram wires can be clearly seen over the square. The reverse of the image has the proforma printing of part of a postcard and an inscription. There are a few stains on this. The photograph has a small border and is in good condition.
Mohammed Ali Square opened in 1862. Lining it on both sides were stone buildings housing a wide range of commercial entities for Alexandrians. Soon foreign consuls began to move into the area. The led to the square being named the Place des Consuls for which it would be known for over a century. For cosmopolitan Alexandria it was a major hub of political and economic activity. In honor of his visionary efforts that transformed Alexandria from backwater to booming port, camel laden streets to cosmopolitan boulevards, a towering equestrian statue of Muhammad Ali was installed in 1873 at the centre of the square. This was just twenty-four years after his death. It was the first statue unveiled in public anywhere in the Middle East. Despite all the political changes that have occurred in Alexandria and Egypt since that time, Muhammad Ali statue’s still rises above the square today.
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On the reverse in machine printing “POST / CORRESPONDENCE” with “Alexandria” written in black ink.
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