Demolition of Art Deco building begins in Gemmayze
The green screens have gone up and demolition work has already begun on the top floor. The wrecking…
Historic building demolition now near Phoenicia hotel
If you hurry, you might be able to get a glance of this historic facade before it is…
Building towers, destroying lives
It’s a good thing the woman who lives here was at work when her walls collapsed: Her living…
The Caves and Pools of Dalieh: Endangered?
Ah the post card image of Raouche. Now imagine it surrounded by a giant fenced off marina, full…
Erasing memory in downtown Beirut
A waiter surveys a row of empty tables beneath the Place De L’Etoile clock tower seen on so…
Asfouri: a building at war
Asfouri tells the story of an old Beirut apartment building through the lens of civil war and reconstruction.…
Council member: Masaad stairs “not to be touched”
Barely 24 hours after a widely covered protest by neighborhood residents, a Beirut city council member has announced…
Residents vow to protect historic steps from developers
A protest was held last night in Mar Mikhael after residents learned that a historic passageway through their…
Checkered Sanayeh building to come down?
For years, an odd checkered building has been lying abandoned across the street from the Ministry of Interior…
Minister reportedly denies role in latest demolition
The photo above was posted on the Facebook group Save Beirut Heritage yesterday evening. According Nabil Najjar, who…