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 National Museum.BEIRUT-LEBANON by nadina
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. Leave a Comment Address: BEIRUT-lEBANONPhone: (+961) 1-426703, 388810,388837Directions: Museum Square., Damascus Rd., Beirut - Lebanon
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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 :) Leave a Comment Address: CornicheDirections: 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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 Roman Baths by sarrahh
Group of five columns
These columns found on the left of the St. George Maronite Cathedral, were once part of a grand colonnade of Roman Berytus. They were found in 1963.
Roman Exedra
Discovered west of the St. George Maronite Cathedral, this semi-circular cultural building was moved in 1963 to Blvd. Charles Helou near the eastern entrance to
the modern port.
Roman baths
Behind Bank Street are the remains of the Roman bath which once served the city's population. Originally discovered in 1968-69, it underwent a thorough cleaning and further excavation in 1995 - 1997.
Four corniced columns
These columns in front of the Parliament Building in Nejmeh Square were discovered
in 1968-69.
Highly carved colonnade
Found in the 1940's between Nejmeh Square and the Great mosque, this five column colonnade is part of the Roman basilica. The columns were later erected across from the National museum on Damascus Street.
Floor Mosaics
These mosaics came from a Byzantine church of the 5th century A.D. They were moved from Khalde south of Beirut to a site near the National Museum in the 1950's. Leave a Comment Address: DOWNTOWNDirections: BEIRUT
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 down town beirut by sarrahhLeave a Comment Address: MAARAD SQUAREDirections: DOWN TOWN BEIRUT NEAR THE PARLIAMENT
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 Beautiful church by TheWanderingCamel
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. Leave a Comment Address: Etoile Square
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 THE MOSQUE by sarrahh
Originally the Crusader Cathedral of St. John (1113 - 1115 A.D.), the building was transformed into the city's Grand Mosque by the Mamlukes in 1291.
Zawiyat Ibn al-'Arraq
Built in 1517 by Mohammed Ibn al-'Arraq ad-Dimashqi, this building was originally an Islamic law school and continued as an Islamic sanctuary into late Ottoman times. It was rediscovered during the post-war clean-up process in 1991.
Amir 'Assaf Mosque
Also called Bab es-Saray Mosque, this was built by Emir Mansour 'Assaf (1572 - 1580) on the site of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Savior.
Located opposite the Municipal Building.
Amir munzer Mosque
The Amir Munzer Mosque was built in 1620 on an earlier structure. Also called Naoufara (Foountain) Mosque, there are eight Roman columns in its courtyard.
Majidjiyyeh Mosque
This mosque was constructed in the mid-19th century and named after the Ottoman Sultan Abdul-Majid I (1839-1861).
The Great Al-Omari Mosque: This mosque is one of the oldest intact archeological buildings in Beirut, and it is one of the remains from the age of the Islamic Conquest (Al-Fath Al-Islamy) and the early days of Omar Bin Khattab, the second Caliph. It is likely that this Mosque was constructed on the remains of a Byzantine church, a building site chosen by Crusaders, that was later transformed by Moslems into a mosque. Today, this mosque is considered a historic building. It suffered much damage during the civil war but was renovated afterward so that worship could be resumed Leave a Comment Address: DOWN TOWN
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 Casualty of war by TheWanderingCamelLeave a Comment 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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 Sad relic by TheWanderingCamel
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. Leave a Comment
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 Beirut's Corniche by TheWanderingCamel
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. Leave a Comment Directions: The Corniche starts opposite McDonalds and the Hard Rock Cafe, at the junction of Minet el-Hosn Street.
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 Solidere by TheWanderingCamel
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. Leave a Comment
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