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 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…
Read More 2 minute read Residents vow to protect historic steps from developersbyHabib BattahNov 10, 2013No comments A protest was held last night in Mar Mikhael after residents learned that a historic passageway through their…
Read More 1 minute read Checkered Sanayeh building to come down?byHabib BattahOct 21, 2013No comments For years, an odd checkered building has been lying abandoned across the street from the Ministry of Interior…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read We once made trainsbyHabib BattahSep 14, 2013No comments Did you know Lebanon has over 100 years of locomotive history? Neither did I and that’s why I’m…