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1853 Egypt, View of Alexandria with Cleopatra’s Needle

The Raml Station That Our Eyes Never Saw

A very rare photograph of the Raml Station Corniche in Alexandria in the mid-19th century, specifically 1853 AD.

It shows Cleopatra's Needle, which now stands on the site of Saad Zaghloul Garden (the Obelisk Square). This obelisk remained in this location for centuries, along with another obelisk beside it, until one was gifted to London and the other to New York around 1870 AD.

A fort was also located next to the obelisk, but it was destroyed during the British occupation of Egypt in 1882 AD.

We also note that the sea level was close to the obelisk (now the site of the Saad Zaghloul statue) because part of the Raml Station Corniche was filled in at the beginning of the 20th century, around 1900 AD.

Here is a link to a photo illustrating this landfilling process:

https://thepastlives.com/photo/32/1900-askndry-mht-alrml-rdm-albhr-lanshaaa-tryk-alkornysh