This late nineteenth-century albumen photograph by French photographer Félix Bonfils captures a sweeping elevated panorama of Jerusalem from the slopes of the Mount of Olives. In the foreground, aged olive trees and stone terracing overlook the rugged Kidron Valley, leading the viewer's eye across the arid topography toward the imposing Ottoman and ancient stone walls surrounding the Old City. The southern portion of the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), including the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and adjacent institutional buildings, dominates the midground composition. Félix Bonfils, who established a renowned commercial photographic studio in Beirut in 1867, systematically documented the architecture, monuments, and landscapes of the Levant, Egypt, and Syria. His work catered to widespread European and American fascination with biblical geography and the Grand Tour itinerary. The photograph is signed 'Bonfils' in the negative in the lower-left corner alongside studio inventory numbering, exemplifying the studio's sharp detail and technical mastery in large-format outdoor view photography.