Qasem-Amin
Kaiser Panorama: A window into past
Kaiser Panorama at the Märkisches Museum , Berlin
This machine consists of a large wooden room, around which chairs are arranged. Each viewer places his eyes on a pair of holes,,,,,,and then the magic begins!
One looks into a true window of the past: Three dimensionall images of the 1890s-1910s period,,,People and places who are frozen inside this box,,and you are an intruder spying on the inhibitors of this immortal world. If they happen to have looked into the camera, when the photo was taken, you will feel they are staring right to you,,,,
Those people, whose world disappeared long long ago, still live inside this magical machine!
The practical principle of the Kaiser Panorama is old and simple and the scientific name is stereoscope.
Why do I put this in Egyptian royal family? because I was told that small models of stereoscopes existed in Egypt in the 1940s as children toys,,,the photos subject was king Farouk, and the theme was usually : king Farouk hunting.
Did anyone hear about such toys? If any of these survived, it would be impressive to see our dear late king in 3 dimensions. .
Kaiser Panorama: A window into past
Kaiser Panorama at the Märkisches Museum , Berlin
This machine consists of a large wooden room, around which chairs are arranged. Each viewer places his eyes on a pair of holes,,,,,,and then the magic begins!
One looks into a true window of the past: Three dimensionall images of the 1890s-1910s period,,,People and places who are frozen inside this box,,and you are an intruder spying on the inhibitors of this immortal world. If they happen to have looked into the camera, when the photo was taken, you will feel they are staring right to you,,,,
Those people, whose world disappeared long long ago, still live inside this magical machine!
The practical principle of the Kaiser Panorama is old and simple and the scientific name is stereoscope.
Why do I put this in Egyptian royal family? because I was told that small models of stereoscopes existed in Egypt in the 1940s as children toys,,,the photos subject was king Farouk, and the theme was usually : king Farouk hunting.
Did anyone hear about such toys? If any of these survived, it would be impressive to see our dear late king in 3 dimensions. .