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Historical photographs of Makkah
Early photographs of Saudi Arabia’s holy city, originally published in 1889
The Ka’aba in Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
View of the tomb of Sittana Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet (PBUH), during the hajj (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Rika, or bridal throne, whereupon the bride is placed during dukhla night in Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
A view of Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Groom sitting on marital throne in Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Hajj tent camp at the tomb of Sittana Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet (PBUH) (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Overview of the holy city of Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Overview of the holy city of Makkah (www.theemptyquarter.com)
The hajj tent camp at Sittana Maimuna’s tomb (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Tent settlements in the western part of the Mina valley during the hajj (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Settlements in the eastern part of the Mina valley during the hajj (www.theemptyquarter.com)
View on Muzdalifa, the hajj resting place between Mina valley and Mt. Arafat (www.theemptyquarter.com)
A hajj tent camp at Mount Arafat (www.theemptyquarter.com)
A hajj tent camp to the east of Mount Arafat (www.theemptyquarter.com)
A hajj tent camp to the west of Mount Arafat (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Hajj camp east of Mount Arafat (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Group portrait of Sharif Yahya with his riding camel, his slave and two sharifs of lower rank (www.theemptyquarter.com)
Hajjis visiting the holy site of Sittana Maimuna’s tomb (www.theemptyquarter.com)
The Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai will present an exhibition of the 20 platinum prints during the month of the hajj. The exhibition opened on November 9 and runs until December 6 (www.theemptyquarter.com)
The Dubai gallery has teamed up with the Dutch Leiden University and Hes & De Graaf Publishers in Houten, the Netherlands, to present a exhibition revisiting the historical photographs of the holy city, published by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (pictured) in 1889 as ‘Bilder aus Mekka’ (www.theemptyquarter.com)
The original plates held by the Leiden University have been rephotographed and reprinted as a portfolio of valuable platinum prints (www.theemptyquarter.com)
