CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Art brings life to the ruins of Beit MeribyHabib BattahJan 2, 2022One comment Too often on this site, I have covered the destruction of ancient ruins in favor of new developments.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 15 minute read Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient BeirutbyHabib BattahMay 28, 2019No comments A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Grand Sofar Hotel: A case for preservationbyHabib BattahSep 21, 2018One comment At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it’s refreshing to see that…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Roman city wall removed from Beirut sitebyHabib BattahSep 13, 20183 comments A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?byHabib BattahJun 23, 20185 comments “We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s SquarebyHabib BattahFeb 4, 20188 comments Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erasedbyHabib BattahOct 22, 20172 comments Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolishedbyHabib BattahSep 6, 201710 comments What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sitesbyHabib BattahMay 15, 2017No comments Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?byHabib BattahMay 13, 2017One comment In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…