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The Camondo Stairs at Bankalar Caddesi (Banks Street) in Galata (modern Karaköy), constructed by Abraham Salomon Camondo c. 1870–1880. The Camondo Stairs (or Camondo Steps), a famous pedestrian stairway designed with a unique mix of the Neo-Baroque and early Art Nouveau styles, were built in circa 1870–1880 by Abraham Salomon Camondo.
The stairs link Bankalar Caddesi with Kart Çınar Sokak (the latter was known as Rue Camondo during the 19th and early 20th centuries). [3] Abraham Salomon Camondo constructed the stairs to provide an easy connection between Kart Çınar Sokak, where he lived, and Bankalar Caddesi, where he worked.
Pages in category "House of Camondo" ... Musée Nissim de Camondo; N. Nissim de Camondo This page was last edited on 31 December 2023, at 06:35 ...
Count Abraham Salomon Camondo (1781, Istanbul – 30 March 1873, Paris) was a Jewish Ottoman-Italian financier and philanthropist, and the patriarch of the Camondo ...
The Exorcist steps in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.. The Exorcist steps are concrete stairs, continuing 36th Street, [1] descending from the corner of Prospect St and 36th St NW, down to a small parking lot, set back from the intersection of M Street NW, Canal Rd NW, and Whitehurst Freeway NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., famous for being featured in the 1973 film The ...
Daguerreotype of the Capitol, c. 1846. Construction of the Capitol began in 1792. When built, it was the only existing building for the use by the nation's legislature.In addition to Congress, the building was also designed to house the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, the district courts, and other offices.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DC-31, "U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC", 12 photos, 13 measured drawings, 15 data pages, 1 photo caption page
The Apotheosis of Washington, an 1865 fresco by Constantino Brumidi Visitors standing on the balcony beneath The Apotheosis of Washington. Visitation of the dome is highly restricted, usually offered only to members of Congress and their select guests. When looking up from the rotunda floor, the railing some 180 feet (55 m) above is barely visible.