jan 1, 1880 - Bayt Baghdadi is Built
Description:
The most renowned and famous house of the old city at the turn of the 19th century was Bayt Baghdadi — a luxury mansion built to the south-west of the Pasha Mosque, facing the sea — once the residence of the former Ottomangovernor, later the home of the famed British explorer of Arabia, H. St. John Philby, and subsequently Aramco's (Arab American Company) first office building in the city. Built by
Musa Effendi al-Baghdadi — the wakil (deputy) to the Sharif of Makkah — in the 1880s, it was one of the finest examples of Jeddah architecture
Source: UNESCO nomination document, SCTA
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1880
Now
~ 145 years ago