Beirut Things to Do Tips by sarrahh

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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Address: DOWN TOWN
Directions: NEAR AL NAHAR NEWSPAPER

VISIT THE LEBANESE MUSUEM AS U WILL HAVE A GR8 EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE CULTURES THAT TOOK PLACE HERE IN LEBANON SUCH AS THE PHINICIAN ONE AND THE ARAB ONE ......

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Address: MATHAF STREET

- Roman and Byzantine Structures -
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.

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Address: DOWNTOWN
Directions: BEIRUT

Al-Omari Mosque
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

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Address: DOWN TOWN

go the beach have fun see the sun ,rent a cabine for three seniors and two juniors in movenpick hotel and resorts / beirut for a good price contact us as this email adrress daniafaour@maktoob.com or this mobile number 009613262664
this cabana have a gr8 located straight at the swimming pool.
it can br also suitable for couples

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Address: Raoche, Beirut, Lebanon
Directions: Facing Royal plaza hotel