CCulture & Heritage Read More Grand Sofar Hotel: A case for preservationbyHabib BattahSep 21, 2018 At a time when so many historic sites are being demolished in Lebanon, it’s refreshing to see that…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?byHabib BattahJun 23, 2018 “We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
Read More Residents vow to protect historic steps from developersbyHabib BattahNov 10, 2013 A protest was held last night in Mar Mikhael after residents learned that a historic passageway through their…
Read More Checkered Sanayeh building to come down?byHabib BattahOct 21, 2013 For years, an odd checkered building has been lying abandoned across the street from the Ministry of Interior…
CCulture & Heritage Read More We once made trainsbyHabib BattahSep 14, 2013 Did you know Lebanon has over 100 years of locomotive history? Neither did I and that’s why I’m…