Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: View of the Grand Temple At Poo-too

Quietly, a hillside monastery spreads its stacked roofs across a ledge beneath gray cliffs

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Orientalism, a genre of art about the East, is generally traced to Napoleon's 1798 invasion of Egypt, which encouraged scholars and artists to visit and document North Africa and the Middle East. Here is a hand-colored view of a large, tiered building group with red tile roofs and a central tower, set against pale gray cliffs. Small figures gather on the path in front. It is 1035 inches wide and 7.8 high.

A big roof, a steep cliff, and an even steeper approach.