This lovely mountain resort town is perched above the eastern end of
the beautiful Kadisha Gorge and at the foothills of the Cedars of Lebanon.
It is the brith place of Lebanon's most famous author
Khalil Gibran. It has a small museum which pays tribute to him.
Beiteddine palace was built over a period of thirty years by Emir Bechir Chehab II.
It's architecture reflects the typical oriental architecture of the 19th century Ottoman Era.
It is remarkable for its glamorous
arcades, multicolored mosaic floors, reception rooms, harems, hammams
and even by its guest house "Diyafa" where passing guests were lodged
(French poet Lamartine stayed once there).
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos, seated
on a cherub throne, before an offering table, 13th century B.C (National Museum of Beirut).
Around 1200 B.C. the scribes of Byblos developed an alphabetic phonetic script, the precursor of our modern
alphabet. By 800 B.C., it had traveled to Greece, changing forever the way man communicated.
Located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, Baalbek is an ancient city
that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Originally
Canaanite (3rd century BC), the Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,
and Arabs successively occupied Ba'albek and left their imprints on the
place, often modifying what existed previously.
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Anne-Marie Maila-Afeiche
THE TOMB OF TYRE
A ROMAN PAINTED TOMB IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BEIRUT
By Anne-Marie Maila-Afeiche - Curator
National Museum of Beirut
Ministry of Culture - Directorate General of Antiquities
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Norbert Schiller
For centuries, Lebanon has lured travelers
of all kinds, from literary icons
to artists and photographers, and the
country’s mountain ranges have proved especially
appealing. The French poet Alphonse de Lamartine,
who toured...
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, Daily Star
Preservationists organize excursion to raise awareness (and funds) for endangered treasures -
May 30, 2006 Kaelen Wilson-Goldie-Daily Star
"A lot of these frescoes are discovered by accident," says historian Ray Mouawad, gingerly turning...
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Rachel and Avi Abrams
Outside of wars and politics: Lebanon's natural beauty is second to none
"Switzerland" comparison does not exactly come to mind when you consider how war-torn and
miserable this nation has been in the recent years. But cast a longer look...
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Administrator
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Museums
In a part of the world where past and present seem eternally bound
together, new discoveries of ancient treasures are forever reshaping
historical records. These findings, which are studied, recorded, then...
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Lebanon/Lebanon
Author:Administrator
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Lebanon/History
Author:Ralph K. Pedersen
Harboring History
How the Phoenicians tamed the sea and created an empire
The Phoenicians of ancient Lebanon created the world’s
first maritime mercantile empire. Sailing in ships of
cedar, they traded throughout the...
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Lebanon/History
Author:Kamal Salibi
Kamal Salibi is the foremost living historian of Lebanon, and his new book is even more important than his earlier one because it throws light on the present and future of the country as well as its past. With unique knowledge and insight, he...
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Lebanon/History
Author:Administrator
"Quest for the Phoenicinas", a National Geographic Video in six parts -
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امبراطورية
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