Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire and why such legends

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papyrologists and Coptologists whose research concerns various aspects of life in the Fayum oasis in Antiquity

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Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire and why such legendsBuilt as a temporary structure and made from ephemeral materials, Cairo Street had a dual function. On the one hand, it was a purely scientific installation, a work of anthropology. On the other, it became the most popular entertainment venue at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition: a place where people went wild with excitement. Far from being a copy of a currently existing street, it was rather an assemblage of authentic architectural