{"id":79,"date":"2013-06-18T14:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T14:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enr.me.uk\/fromthenegative\/?p=79"},"modified":"2024-03-19T17:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:33:55","slug":"from-cairo-to-constantinople","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enr.me.uk\/fromthenegative\/2013\/06\/18\/from-cairo-to-constantinople\/","title":{"rendered":"From Cairo to Constantinople"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East
\nThe Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
\nFriday, 08 March 2013 to Sunday, 21 July 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Tracing the path of the Prince of Wales (who became King Edward VII<\/a>) as he explored Egypt, Palestine and the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Greece in 1862 as recorded by the first photographer to go on a royal tour – Francis Bedford<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have my own experiences of Egypt, Turkey and Greece, and wish to see the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Cairo\"<\/a>
Cairo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From the Cairo Tower<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Istanbul\"<\/a>
Istanbul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From the Golden Horn<\/a> Ferry, modern Istanbul – Constantinople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fascinating glimpses of a region, long troubled even in today’s times, the returning compositions were …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018the most important photographic exhibition that has hitherto been placed before the public\u2019 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Worth taking the gallery tour, not only for the images, but also for the audio guide. The exhibition travels to London next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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