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Update: Beirut governor halts demolition work at Gemmayze building
In a Facebook post last night, Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib shared an order from his office to halt demolition works on the Art Deco building in Gemmayze. This follows coverage of the demolition by The...
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Activists harassed as demolition continues in Gemmazye
Demolition works today in Gemmayze. Source: Save Beirut Heritage Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art Deco building...
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Lord’s Hotel coming down
This old Ras Beirut hotel has been abandoned for a few years and now looks to be coming down for good. Notice the top floor has already been demolished: Also notice the archaic concrete and steel...
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Losing Aabrine, erasing a neighborhood
Gabriel Daher, who is known for posting beautiful images of old Beirut, posted something a bit different today. The photo above appears to be a demolition in progress on Aabrine street, in historic...
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Police demolish fishermen homes: “The Israelis treated us better”
This kind of destruction is usually caused by a war or natural disaster. But this was Beirut this morning: no air strikes, no foreign army invasion, no earthquake. These homes were destroyed by the...
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Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s order
Photo: Jihad Kiame Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art Deco building in Gemmayze, and shared the news to much fanfare on Facebook, as...
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Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?
Screenshot of video via Jad Ghorayeb A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s first major factories and reportedly the oldest brewery in...
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One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolished
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be gone. Here’s a picture of it from January: Jan 2017 (Before) And yesterday: Sept. 2017( After) The...
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Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese war. These images filled the pages of promotional material, coffee table books and...
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Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?
“We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on his construction site. He had followed me across the street to issue the threat, claiming to have memorized...
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