Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire Léonard par le détail s’organise

Léonard par le détail s’organise selon des chapitres thématiques qui explorent les motifs des sourires

papyrologists and Coptologists whose research concerns various aspects of life in the Fayum oasis in Antiquity

and why such legends

enriched with new illustrations

Philologisch-Historische Klass

Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire Léonard par le détail s’organiseBuilt as a temporary structure and made from ephemeral materials, Cairo Street had a dual function. On the one hand, it was a purely scientific installation, a work of anthropology. On the other, it became the most popular entertainment venue at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition: a place where people went wild with excitement. Far from being a copy of a currently existing street, it was rather an assemblage of authentic architectural