Designer Unknown, Palermo - Monreale. Circa 1900.
Designer Unknown
Palermo - Monreale. Circa 1900.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears and restoration at edges; minor creases in upper image; repaired pin holes in top corners.
In 1900, an electric funicular railway operated by the Societa Sicula Tramways Omnibus was opened. It connected Palermo to Monreale, able to climb the 184 meters between the Piazza Bologni in Palermo and the terminus in Rocca di Monreale. It ran until 1946. Visible here is the stunning elevated view in Monreale, the Benedictine Cloisters connected to the Monreale cathedral and a vista of the port of Palermo with the imposing Mount Pellegrino behind it.
39x27¼ inches, 99x69¼ cm. Wild & Ci., Milan.
Designer Unknown
Palermo - Monreale. Circa 1900.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears and restoration at edges; minor creases in upper image; repaired pin holes in top corners.
In 1900, an electric funicular railway operated by the Societa Sicula Tramways Omnibus was opened. It connected Palermo to Monreale, able to climb the 184 meters between the Piazza Bologni in Palermo and the terminus in Rocca di Monreale. It ran until 1946. Visible here is the stunning elevated view in Monreale, the Benedictine Cloisters connected to the Monreale cathedral and a vista of the port of Palermo with the imposing Mount Pellegrino behind it.
39x27¼ inches, 99x69¼ cm. Wild & Ci., Milan.
