Thisalbum displays thephotographsofEgypt which weretaken after theartofphotography firstemerged, in the19th century.Theoriginalphotographs are located at IRCICA photograph archives. They show several architectural monuments, which are located in important cities of Egypt and which were built in variousperiods. Amongthese monumentsonecan cite mosques, tombs,graveyards, sebils (public fountains),palaces, squares, houses, castlesand city-walls, streets,pyramidsas wellasviewsofdifferent cities.Thisalbum describes the historicalandartistic characteristicsof140architectural works. At the end of the book one can see a list of the photographers who took these photographs and a glossary of terms that appear in the album.