Column at 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
11800965
Media ID
46694611
Size
1635px x 1042px
(262KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
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