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Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s order

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 15, 2017
Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art…
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Inside Beit Beirut

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 17, 2016
Beit Beirut, Lebanon’s first memory museum, is finally getting ready to open its doors. After at least a…
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Update: Beirut governor halts demolition work at Gemmayze building

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 16, 2014
In a Facebook post last night, Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib shared an order from his office to halt…
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Demolition of Art Deco building begins in Gemmayze

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 13, 2014
The green screens have gone up and demolition work has already begun on the top floor. The wrecking…
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Demolitions ongoing in Furn el Hayek

  • byHabib Battah
  • Oct 22, 2014
This may be your last chance to see some of the oldest buildings in Furn El Hayek, including…
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Sanayeh building update

  • byHabib Battah
  • Oct 31, 2013
Last week I posted on what seemed to be the destruction of yet another historic Beirut building, the…
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