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 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 5 minute read Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?byHabib BattahMar 27, 201714 comments A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s orderbyHabib BattahMar 15, 2017No comments Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read Police demolish fishermen homes: “The Israelis treated us better”byHabib BattahMay 2, 201510 comments This kind of destruction is usually caused by a war or natural disaster. But this was Beirut this…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Losing Aabrine, erasing a neighborhoodbyHabib BattahApr 23, 201516 comments Gabriel Daher, who is known for posting beautiful images of old Beirut, posted something a bit different today.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Lord’s Hotel coming downbyHabib BattahDec 22, 20145 comments This old Ras Beirut hotel has been abandoned for a few years and now looks to be coming…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Activists harassed as demolition continues in GemmazyebyHabib BattahDec 17, 20146 comments Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Update: Beirut governor halts demolition work at Gemmayze buildingbyHabib BattahDec 16, 2014No comments In a Facebook post last night, Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib shared an order from his office to halt…