wonder-buildings

Updated: April 30, 2025

I became conscious of certain dark objects in the far distance; they developed themselves more and more, and at length I recognised in them the wonder-buildings of ancient times, the Pyramids; far behind them rises the chain of mountains, or rather hills, of Mokattam. Evening was closing in when we at length arrived at Bulak, the harbour of Cairo.

Ida Pfeiffer - A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy