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Name of Object:

Egyptian House in the Trocadero Park [Paris Exhibition, 1878]

Name in original language:

La casa egiziana nel parco del Trocadero

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

National Central Library

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale

Date of Object:

1878

Description:

The structure of an Egyptian home was considered particularly interesting and was rebuilt inside the Trocadero Park. The idea and the execution of the house were supported by the famous French Egyptologist Mariette-Bey, who was responsible for numerous excavations along the Valley of Nile and was the founder of the Cairo Museum. This work differs from the one presented by Mariette at the Exhibition in 1867 and was meant to represent a common living building. One room was dedicated to the opening of the Suez Canal and numerous photos and albums provided documentary evidence of Egyptian fashion, oases and travel memories.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L'Esposizione di Parigi del 1878 illustrata, Sonzogno Editore, 1878, p. 229

Additional Copyright Information:

Copyright image: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Roma.

Citation of this web page:

Marina Minozzi "Egyptian House in the Trocadero Park [Paris Exhibition, 1878]" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;210;en

Prepared by: Marina Minozzi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT2 068

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