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'The Kaaba, Mecca', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'The Kaaba, Mecca', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

2-715-848 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Kaaba, Mecca', 1890. Granite building at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid Al-Haram. Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing Salah, the Islamic prayer and make a pilgrimage for Hajj at least once in their lives. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Middle East

  1. 30 20 16 N , 042 29 52 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Islam

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5166x4182
File Size : 63,294kb

Aliases

  1. 0580066030
  1. 2-715-848
  1. 2715848
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