Column - Al Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria
Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between Damascus and Medina, and the opening of the Damascus terminal on the Hejaz railway. The monument has a replica statue of the Yildiz Mosque of Istanbul on top
Picture No
13943865
Media ID
45746863
Size
5592px x 3607px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Fotocelere, Torino (Turin) postcard
Date
circa 1930s
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Abdul Administrative Cables Colonnade Commemorate Commemorating Damas Damascus Hamid Hejaz Horse-drawn Link Marge Marjeh Mecca Medina Merdje Poles Replica Syrian Telegraphic Trams Yildiz
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