[Palais de la Préfecture, Nice, France (Riviera)] (LOC)

[Palais de la Préfecture, Nice, France (Riviera)]

[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].

1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.

Notes:
 Title from identifying information provided by the Flickr Commons project, 2009. (Print not listed in the Detroit Publishing Company, Catalogue J, 1905.)
"1167" written in pencil on the back of the print.
Forms part of: Nineteenth century travel views of Europe in the Photochrom print collection.

Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Nineteenth century travel views of Europe (DLC) 2002707970

More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available athdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.09973

Call Number: LOT 13512, no. 01 [item]

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Le.Comte, Gloria M., cercamon, phooey the screen name Erika is already taken, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. whatsthatpicture (41 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called What's that picture?, and we'd love to have this and any other mystery images added to the group!

  3. isemantics (41 months ago | reply)

    Cours Saleya, Nice?

    Cours Saleya, Nice

  4. Chandler Moulton (41 months ago | reply)

    I'd say isematics is on to something. The main thing I see the the third floor has been converted(?) from a flat facade to a cover walk way. This a pretty big change for an old building. But I'd say isemantics has got it.
    Peace
    Chandler

  5. cercamon (41 months ago | reply)

    It is the "Palais de la Préfecture", formerly "Palais du Gouverneur" or "Palais des rois sardes", cours Saleya in Nice (FR), before the last architectural intervention in 1905.

    See:
    fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_de_la_Pr%c3%a9fe cture_des_Al...
    and
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saleya6.JPG
    where you can find a lot of common details.

  6. swanq (41 months ago | reply)

    The pair of statues on either side of the arch, and the fact that the square is still used for a market lead me to support the identification by isemantics and cercamon. The fact that this is labeled 1167 and that 1166 [ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/421 0442909/ ] has been identified as in Nice is more supporting evidence.

  7. erh555 (41 months ago | reply)

    Notice the palms in the square, and women with covered heads and arms. The French flag flying above the building makes me wonder if it isn't a French administrative bldg. in Algeria.

  8. cercamon (41 months ago | reply)

    It is definitively the "Palais de la Préfecture" in Nice. On the picture of Nataraja from Wikimedia Commons, you can recognize some unmistakely identifiying details (see notes on both pictures):


    - the pillars in front of the building
    - the glass roof
    - the upper parts of the chuch behind the roof.

    The important differences in the general architectural aspect of the building comes from the last refection in 1905.

    There is still today a weekly market at the same place in front of the building.

  9. Zombie37 (41 months ago | reply)

    @cercamon, I think that must be it! The notes in each photo seem to back it up. This is one of things I love Flickr for.

  10. The Library of Congress (41 months ago | reply)

    You guys are great! With such conclusive information from visual and verbal perspectives, the new title is now in place. Thank you also for including the "now" views. It's fascinating to see both the similarities and differences between today and a hundred years ago.

  11. TinTrunk (41 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Astonishing Power of Flickr, which was created to celebrate discoveries made about photographs posted on Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  12. trialsanderrors (41 months ago | reply)

    I wonder what they're building in the plaza. Market stalls? Arena seating? bicycle track??

  13. whatsthatpicture (41 months ago | reply)

    It looks to me like an arena for an event. I'm wondering if this is linked to centenary celebrations of the French Revolution in 1889? There's also mention of a link with the then president Sadi Carnot visiting in that year. But that's all rather speculative so I'll have to ado a bit more research.

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