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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called What's that picture?, and we'd love to have this and any other mystery images added to the group!

Cours Saleya, Nice?

I'd say isematics is on to something. The main thing I see the the third floor has been converted(?) from a flat facade to a cover walk way. This a pretty big change for an old building. But I'd say isemantics has got it. Peace Chandler

It is the "Palais de la Préfecture", formerly "Palais du Gouverneur" or "Palais des rois sardes", cours Saleya in Nice (FR), before the last architectural intervention in 1905. See: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_de_la_Pr%c3%a9fecture_des_Al... and commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saleya6.JPG where you can find a lot of common details.

The pair of statues on either side of the arch, and the fact that the square is still used for a market lead me to support the identification by isemantics and cercamon. The fact that this is labeled 1167 and that 1166 [ www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4210442909/ ] has been identified as in Nice is more supporting evidence.

This is the landward facade of the Casino at Monte Carlo. This side of the building has been altered since this photo was made, but it is still recognizable. Here's a modern photo from Wikimedia Commons. A modern photo of the seaward facade,largely unchanged, shows the distinctive towers and roof more clearly.

Aye, it's le Casino de Monaco.

Thanks! You've made this picture findable!

Mediterranean facade of the Casino Monte Carlo:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Astonishing Power of Flickr, which was created to celebrate discoveries made about photographs posted on Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This appears to be the reverse view of this photo of the Casino at Monte Carlo. Note the balustrades and the light standards. A modern view from the opposite end of the parkway shows that the landscaping has been altered with the addition of fountains.

I had been wondering if it was Monaco! If you look on the hi-res version of the picture on the LOC site, you can see one of the buildings has a sign that says "HOTEL DE LONDRES," and this tourist guide from 1905 refers to a hotel with that name in Monaco--as well as some other cities including Nice, featured in at least one other mystery shot.

Garden side, Casino Monte Carlo:

Very interesting to have the pictures matched in a sequence, as if looking back at the casino entrance, before walking onto the veranda, and then into the garden. Thanks for providing the solid visual and hotel name confirmation to restore this picture's identity! (New title added above.)