A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the skyscraper-lined Bay...
Culture & Heritage
A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site is not...
Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city looked and...
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be gone. Here’s...
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered and piled...
At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it’s refreshing to see that some in...
“We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on his construction...
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese war. These...
Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support them by...
Guest post by Dima Karam Amid a maze of pulsing lights, grayscale buildings are wedged together against the blackness of...