Syria and Lebanon
View in the court of the Great Mosque [Damascus, Syria] ©
The final part of the Prince’s overland travels included Syria and Lebanon. The royal party visited a number of castles and forts occupied by the European Crusaders in the twelfth century, before heading east towards Damascus. After a few days sightseeing, the party travelled on to the Roman ruins at Baalbek in Lebanon.
After Baalbek, the Prince continued to Beirut where the Royal Yacht Osborne was waiting. They explored the Lebanon coastline on the yacht, visiting Tyre and Tripoli, before finally departing on 13 May, steaming towards the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Belfort Castle [Beaufort Castle, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
View in the court of the Great Mosque [Damascus, Syria]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
North side of the Great Mosque [Damascus, Syria]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Fountain in the court of the Great Mosque [Damascus, Syria]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Glen of the Barada [Barada River gorge, Syria]
Carl Haag (1820-1915)
Encampment of the Prince of Wales at Baalbeck, 1862
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Interior of the Temple of Jupiter - looking east [Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Temple of Jupiter from the north west [Baalbek, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Circular Temple, Baalbek [Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Temple of the Sun and Temple of Jupiter [Baalbek, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
[Group of camp attendants, Beirut, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Bashi Bazouks, Beyrout [Beirut, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Encampment at Beyrout [Beirut, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The Castle at Tripoli [Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, Tripoli, Lebanon]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Rhodes, supposed site of the Colossus
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
