In a Beirut mansion, a city’s culture is reborn An architect’s plan to revive a cosmopolitan dream of the Middle East As a symbol of a lost era in a region full of them, Beirut stands apart. For generations it thrived as a center of culture, commerce, and education, until the 16-year Lebanese civil war fragmented the city’s diverse population and shelled its vitality into rubble. The war ended in 1991, and today Beirut is mostly peaceful. Some of its glamour and wealth have started to return. Dazzlingly dressed Lebanese fill gallery openings; boutique wineries do a brisk business. Glass towers have sprung up around the new marina. - The Boston Globe https://bostonglobe/ideas/2014/12/21/beirut-mansion-city-culture-reborn/0vCb46Zqwcio2R8S7RkmBN/story.html
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:40:00 +0000
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