Beirut old and new, Lebanon; restoration or preservation, destruction and rebuilding,Hotels of Ras Beirut.


Legacy of Lebanese civil war, occupations of Lebanon and 2006 Israeli bombing destroyed much French Colonial and Ottoman Architecture. Political division over rebuilding, the late Rafiq Hariri's vision for complete reconstruction nearly achieved, groups oppose Solidere company. Hotels of Ras Beirut overlook the Mediterranean at the bottom of the causeway.


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Location: West Beirut, Lebanon
Photo credit: © Sheri Laizer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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