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Art brings life to the ruins of Beit Meri

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jan 2, 2022
  • One comment
Too often on this site, I have covered the destruction of ancient ruins in favor of new developments.…
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Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient Beirut

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 28, 2019
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A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
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Grand Sofar Hotel: A case for preservation

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 21, 2018
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At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it’s refreshing to see that…
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Roman city wall removed from Beirut site

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 13, 2018
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A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site…
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Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jun 23, 2018
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“We will find where you live,”  a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
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New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s Square

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 4, 2018
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Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
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Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased

  • byHabib Battah
  • Oct 22, 2017
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Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
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One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolished

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 6, 2017
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What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be…
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Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 15, 2017
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Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
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How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 13, 2017
  • One comment
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
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