The house built for himself in 1906 on the east bank of the river Nile by English architect and Egyptologist George Somers Clarke near El-Kab, Egypt.

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Built in 1906 for himself by British architect and Egyptologist George Somers Clarke (1841-1926), this house made with mud-bricks, Egyptian limestone and Nile alluvium mixed with straw is considered a notable example of early 20th century architecture. It was inspired by the great Christian monasteries of the Nile delta but abandoned after Somers Clarke's death until the Belgian archaeological mission to El-Kab restored it to use as their base in 1937. It currently belongs to the Egyptian state but is at the disposal of the Belgian mission for as long as it continues to undertake archaeological work and maintains the house. I

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Mehamid, Aswan governorate, Egypt
Photo credit: © Christina Mackenzie / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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