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Grand Sofar Hotel: A case for preservation
At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it's refreshing to see that some in the country are also...
Roman city wall removed from Beirut site
A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site is not allowed, but from the...
Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?
"We will find where you live," a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on his construction site. He had followed...
New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s Square
Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city looked and functioned in ancient times.
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Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese war. These images filled the pages...
One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolished
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d'Arc street will soon be gone. Here's a picture of it...
Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites
Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city's key heritage sites and you can support them by attending a series of...
How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered and piled up at the edge...
Beirut illustrated in “A City Neighboring the Earth”
Guest post by Dima Karam
Amid a maze of pulsing lights, grayscale buildings are wedged together against the blackness of night. In this disconsolate city...
Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?
A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon's first major factories and reportedly the oldest...
