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Beirut's oldest church
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  • I love the way the Greek Orthodox Catherdral of St George has been restored. The church, built in 1767 on the site of a much older church, was very badly damaged during the war and stood derelict for many years. Now fully restored it is the most moving testament to the agony of those years. At first glance it looks as though everything that was there before has been replaced just as it was before - and it has, but there has been no attempt to make the new look old. Icons that were lost are replaced by modern photo images of those that were lost; new gilded panels stand bright and clean next to the worn survivors of the original; smooth new flooring joins seamlessly into the mosaic of the old floor. Most of all, it is the frescoes on the walls that move you almost to tears - new white plaster fills the spaces between what remains of the old images where walls were blasted away. Bullet holes have not been filled. The past is here, acknowledged, forgiven, but not forgotten. The quiet grace with which it has all been done is truly beautiful.

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  • Address: Etoile Square

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    An evening stroll
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  • It seems as if half Beirut comes out on the Corniche in the evening. Whether cruising in cars, walking, roller-blading, jogging -everyone is there. Groups of young girls surreptiously eyeing groups of young men, people in pairs in deep conversation, families with young children carrying bobbing balloons, lycra-clad sporty types with headphones clamped on, portly matrons and dapper old men, everyone enjoying seeing and being seen. Down on the rocks fishermen cast their lines while chattering teens head for Luna Park. Stretching right along the seafront of north and west Beirut, the it goes on and on, past the smart new apartments and cafes of Raouche until it finally reaches the sandy beach named for Rafiq Hariri. No visit to Beirut is complete without at least one evening spent here.

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  • Directions: The Corniche starts opposite McDonalds and the Hard Rock Cafe, at the junction of Minet el-Hosn Street.

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    The Green Line
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  • No-one can come to Beirut without some image of a war-torn and destroyed city in their mind, despite all they may have seen or read of the city's renaissance. The Civil War ended 14 years ago and much has been done to restore the city to its former place as "The Paris of the East". However, there is still evidence of the destruction wrought by the years of a war that was fought literally street by street and building by building. Downtown the stark tower of the old Holiday Inn is a constant reminder, but it is the once so-elegant houses along the old Green Line that seem most poignant.

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  • Directions: The Green Line was the division between Christian-held West Beirut and Muslim East Beirut. Rue Damas was the dividing line.

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    Abraham's Shield
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  • That's the meaning of the Hebrew name - Maghen Abraham - for the ruined synagogue in the centre of Beirut. Sadly symbolic now of Beirut's once thriving Jewish community, the synagogue is one of the few unrestored buildings left in the city centre. Overgrown with plants, the roof shattered, all Hebrew writing chiselled away, only the stars of David remain to show what it once was. What will become of it? As it lies within the boundary of the zone of reconstruction it cannot be demolished, but it is the responsibilty of its own religious community to restore it, and the Jewish community in Beirut is now too small to be able to fund the work.

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  • Address: Wadi Abu Jmil Street
  • Directions: Down the hill from the Grand Serail
  • Website: http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/700/720/726/synagogues/beirut/wadibujmil/index.html

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    The new Beirut
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  • Lots of signs of the new Beirut here - mosque (Amir Munzer) and church (Capuchin Catholic) close together, smart new cafe and the restored buildings of the city centre. Everything in place for the way forward in harmony but not a lot of people actually out there yet. This is Solidere - the ambitious project for the restoration of central Beirut, very carefully planned and structured (very un-Middle Eastern) in the hopes of uniting this once so bitterly divided city and fostering pride in a new and common destiny.

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  • Website: www.solidere-online.com

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    The Beirut Corniche
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  • If I was in Beirut for an hour...one thing I would not dream of missing out on...is the Beirut corniche. The pavement that is outstretched from Ain el-Mrayseeh's McDonald's or the Phoenica, Vendome, and Bayview hotels to the Beirut Luna park, and further on to the pigeon rock itself...is a place that you have to go to...The Beirut's Corniche is the promenade along the Mediterranean Sea. Dress up or dress down, look good or look bad, run or walk, laugh or cry...you will see people of all walks of life around that area. People go there to exercise(roller-blading, jogging, walking, etc.), to just take a walk and watch the sea, to have an interesting conversation with a friend, to watch the sun go down or the moon go up...to enjoy Beirut. I have so many memories of this place...especially of taking long walks at night, when this area quiets down a bit, the moon in the sky reflecting on the waves, the soft lights around..a cool breeze....this place means so much to me :)

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  • Address: Corniche
  • Directions: Next to: - Manara (Beirut Lighthouse, old and new) - McDonald's ain Mreysseh - Le Vendome intercontinental Hotel - The Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel - The lower gates of the American University of Beirut, and its beach.

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    National Museum
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    The national collection of the museum was scattered every where in the world during the war. Today the officials have regrouped again these treasures which are on display to the public. The collections of this private museum present the middle-oriental cultures of the Prehistory till a recent past (about 10000 objects and as many coins). Opening hours for the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Entrance fee 5,000 LL, 1,000 LL for students. Free tours offered in English, Arabic and French between 10:30 - 12:00, and between 2:00-3:30, duration 45 minutes.

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  • Address: BEIRUT-lEBANON
  • Phone: (+961) 1-426703, 388810,388837
  • Directions: Museum Square., Damascus Rd., Beirut - Lebanon

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    DOWN TOWN
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  • BEIRUT IS A COSMOPOLITAN CITY,WITH A MIXTURE OF EUROPEAN AND ARAB INFLUENCES.FROM 1970 THROUGH 1980 BEIRUT AS MANY AREAS IN LEBANON SUFFERED FROM THE CIVIL WAR. IN 1994 THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS, 20- YEAR PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT AND REVITALIZE BEIRUT`S RUINED CITY CENTER. BY THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY MOST OF THE RUINED CITY CENTER HAD BEEN BULLDOZED, AND IN ITS PLACE STOOD NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS,BANKS,RESTAURANTS, BOUTIQUES, AND NIGHTCLUBS.

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  • Address: MAARAD SQUARE
  • Directions: DOWN TOWN BEIRUT NEAR THE PARLIAMENT

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    Pigeon Rocks
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  • Natural arches formed by the constant wash of the sea add to the attraction of the two rock pillars known as Pigeon Rocks. They stand opposite a high section of the Corniche where several cafes make an attractive stopping place for a while. A drink here as you watch the sun set over the Med is a popular pastime for Beirutis and vsitors alike.

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  • Directions: Continue walking west on the Corniche, past the AUB. The road rises quite steeply.

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    Mameluke mosques
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  • The oldest mosque in Beirut is the Omari Mosque, which was converted into a mosque in 1291 having first been built as the Church of St John the Baptist.. There are several other mosques in Beirut that date from Mameluke and Ottoman times, most of them are to be found in the central district and although all were damaged to some extent or other during the war, they are now restored and functioning again.

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  • Directions: Amir Munzar Mosque is north of Etoile just off Rue Riad es Solh

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