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Achrafieh, Lebanon
Achrafieh () is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector (''secteur'') centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter (''quartier''). In popular parlance, however, Achrafieh refers to the whole hill that rises above Gemmayzeh, Gemmayze in the north and extends to Badaro in the south, and includes the Rmeil quarter. Although there are traces of human activity dating back to the Neolithic era, the modern suburb was heavily settled by Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christians, Greek Orthodox merchant families from Beirut's old city in the mid-nineteenth century. The area contains a high concentration of Beirut's Ottoman and French Mandate era architectural heritage. During the civil war, when Beirut was separated into eastern and western halves by the Green Line (Lebanon), Green Line, Achrafieh changed from a mostly Christianity in Lebanon, Christian residential area (compared to bust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sursock Palace
Sursock Palace (French: ''Palais Sursock''), is a residence located on Rue Sursock in the city of Beirut, Lebanon. The palace, which was completed in 1860 by Moïse Sursock, was owned by Lady Cochrane Sursock, an advocate of preserving historic buildings in Lebanon. The palace, a symbol of the Sursock family's history, is located on Sursock Street, in the Achrafieh, Rmeil district of Beirut. Sursock House is surrounded by gardens. The palace faces the Sursock Museum, a villa from 1912 that was bequeathed to the city of Beirut by Nicolas Sursock and became a museum in 1961. After the Lebanese Civil War, it took 20 years to restore the palace before it reopened in 2010. It was damaged during the 2020 Beirut explosions, but there are plans to rebuild the palace. References {{coords, 33.8934, 35.5175, display=title Houses in Lebanon, Sursock House Buildings and structures in Beirut, Sursock House (Lebanon) Houses completed in 1860 19th-century establishments in Ottoman Syria Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escalier De L'Art
L'Escalier de L'Art, also known as the L'Escalier de Saint-Nicolas is a public stairway in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located in the Rmeil district, providing a pedestrian link between Rue Gouraud and Rue Sursock uphill. Its proximity to the Sursock Museum and the Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of Beirut on Rue Sursock Rue Sursock is a historic street in the Rmeil district of Beirut in Lebanon. Named after one of Beirut's most prominent families, the Sursock family, the street is home to many of Beirut's beautiful historic mansions that were built in the 18th ..., make the 125 steps and 500 meters span staircase, a popular destination. Open-air art exhibition Since 1973, the stairs have been used as an open-air art exhibition site that occurs twice every year. While the official name of the "Montmartre-influenced"''Outtraveler'': Issues 12-16; Issues 12-16 stairs is L'Escalier de Saint-Nicolas, the stairs are also referred to as L'Escalier de L'Art due to the Gemayze art exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Kassir
Samir Kassir (; 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of '' An-Nahar'' and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. He was assassinated in 2005 as part of a series of assassinations of anti-Syria Lebanese political figures such as Rafic Hariri and George Hawi. Early life and education Samir Kassir was born on 5 May 1960. His father was a Palestinian-Lebanese and his mother Lebanese. He hailed from an Antiochian Greek Orthodox family. Kassir received his degree in political philosophy in 1984. He gained a DEA (roughly equivalent to a Master's degree in the British university system) in philosophy and political philosophy from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in the same year. He obtained his PhD in modern and contemporary history from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1990, with a thesis on the Lebanese Civil War. Journalism Kassir's journalistic career b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachir Gemayel
Bachir Pierre Gemayel (, ; 10 November 1947 – 14 September 1982) was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982. He founded and later became the supreme commander of the Lebanese Forces, uniting major Christian militias by force under the slogan of "Uniting the Christian Rifle". Gemayel allied with Israel and his forces fought the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Syrian Army. He was elected president on 23 August 1982, but was assassinated before taking office on 14 September, via a bomb explosion by Habib Shartouni, a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Gemayel is described as the most controversial figure in the history of Lebanon. He remains popular among Maronite Christians, where he is seen as a "martyr" and an "icon". Conversely, he has been criticized for committing alleged war crimes and accused of treason for his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Days' War
The Hundred Days War (, ''Harb Al-Mia'at Yaoum,'' French: La Guerre des Cent Jours) was a subconflict within the 1977–82 phase of the Lebanese Civil War which occurred in the Lebanese capital Beirut. It was fought between the allied Christian Lebanese Front militias, under the command of the Kataeb Party's President Bachir Gemayel, and the Syrian troops of the Arab Deterrent Force (ADF). Background In January 1976, the Phalange joined the main Christian parties – National Liberal Party (NLP), Lebanese Renewal Party (LRP), Marada Brigade, Al-Tanzim, and others – in a loose coalition, the Lebanese Front, designed to act as a political counterweight to the predominantly Muslim Lebanese National Movement (LNM) – Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) alliance. In order to deal with the Syrian military intervention of June 1976 and better coordinate the military operations of their respective militias, Christian militia leaders agreed to form in August that year a joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the Lebanese people played a notable role in the lead-up to and during the conflict: Lebanese Christians and Lebanese Sunni Muslims comprised the majority in the coastal cities; Lebanese Shia Muslims were primarily based throughout southern Lebanon and in the Beqaa Valley in the east; and Lebanese Druze, Druze and Christians populated the country's mountainous areas. At the time, the Lebanese government was under the influence of elites within the Maronite Christian community. The link between politics and religion was reinforced under the Greater Lebanon, French Mandate from 1920 to 1943, and the country's parliamentary structure favoured a leading position for Lebanese Christians, who constituted the majority of the population. However, Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrations In Sassine Square After Bachir's Election
Celebration or Celebrations may refer to: Film, television and theatre * ''Celebration'' (musical), by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, 1969 * ''Celebration'' (play), by Harold Pinter, 2000 * ''Celebration'' (TV series), a Canadian music TV series * ''Celebration at Big Sur'', or ''Celebration'', a 1969 concert film * ''The Celebration'', or ''Festen'', a 1998 Danish film * "Celebration" (''Succession''), the first episode of the television show ''Succession'' Music *Celebration (2000s band), a Baltimore-based band ** ''Celebration'' (2006 album), 2006 *Celebration (1970s band), an American band fronted by Mike Love ** ''Celebration'' (1979 album) Albums * ''Celebration'' (Bheki Mseleku album), 1991 * ''Celebration'' (Deuter album), 1976 * ''Celebration'' (DJ BoBo album), 2002 * ''Celebration'' (Eric Kloss album), 1979 * ''Celebration'' (Irène Schweizer and Hamid Drake album), 2021 * ''Celebration'' (Janie Frickie album), 1987 * ''Celebration'' (Julian Lloyd Webber album), 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Fawaz
Leila Fawaz is a Lebanese historian and academician. She is the founding director of The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies from 2001 to 2012. Fawaz was born in Sudan to Greek-Orthodox Lebanese parents and raised in Lebanon. She took two degrees at the American University of Beirut between 1967 and 1968 and studied history at Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ... between 1972 and 1979. From 1990 to 1994, Fawaz was the editor-in-chief of '' The International Journal of Middle East Studies'', where she advanced conducting analytical and comparative research, with an international and cross-disciplinary approach. She bemoaned the overspecialization within the field, the neglect of attention to humanities/arts and, uninteresting writing, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 Civil Conflict In Mount Lebanon And Damascus
The 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus, also known as the 1860 Christian–Druze war, was a civil conflict in Mount Lebanon during Ottoman rule in 1860–1861 fought mainly between the local Druze and Christians. Following decisive Druze victories and massacres against the Christians, the conflict spilled over into other parts of Ottoman Syria, particularly Damascus, where thousands of Christian residents were killed by Druze militiamen. The fighting precipitated a French-led international military intervention. Background The relationship between the Druze and Christians has been characterized by harmony and coexistence, with amicable relations between the two groups prevailing throughout history. After the Shihab dynasty converted to Christianity, the Druze lost most of their political and feudal powers. On 3 September 1840, Bashir Shihab III was appointed emir of the Mount Lebanon Emirate by the Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I, succeeding his distant cousin, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sursock Museum
The Sursock Museum (), officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, is a modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon. History In 1912, the Lebanese aristocrat Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock built the private villa that now houses the museum. He decreed in his will that the villa be transformed into a museum. When he died in 1952, he bequeathed the villa to the city of Beirut.Daratalfunun.org Between 1953 and 1957, President Camille Chamoun transformed the villa into a ''palais des hôtes''—a presidential guesthouse designated to accommodate visiting heads of state, including the Shah of Iran and King Faisal of Iraq. The museum opened in 1961, directed by Amine Beyhum, with an exhibit of works of contemporary Lebanese artists, setting a precedent for cultural events in Beirut. The Surs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bustros Palace
Bustros Palace is a palace on Michel Bustros street in the Rmeil area of Beirut, Lebanon. It currently houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants. It was originally one of the residences of the Bustros family The Bustros family is a prominent Lebanese Antiochian Greek Orthodox/Catholic family. One of the “Seven Families”, it is one of the original Beirut families along with the descendants of Sursock, Fernaine, Dagher, Trad, Tueni and Gebeily ... and is today one of the historical landmarks of Beirut. It was damaged by the 2020 Beirut explosions. References Government buildings in Lebanon Palaces in Lebanon {{palace-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sioufi
The Sioufi Garden (in Arabic language, Arabic حديقة السيوفي) is a public garden in the Achrafieh District of Beirut in Lebanon. The garden overlooks Emile Lahoud, Avenue President Émile Lahoud, the Beirut River, and the summits of Mount Lebanon. The area of the garden is 20,000 square meters. History The garden took its name from its location in the Sioufi quarter, which is situated on the eastern edge of the Achrafieh hill. The quarter took its name from the Sioufi furniture factories that were built in the area in 1910; as service for the public, the owners of the factories maintained a garden open to the public. Public Art In 1997 Ashkal Alwan - The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, collaborated with ten artists in order to permanently install their works in Sioufi Garden. The permanent installation's goal was to nurture and educate the public on the cultural significance of art and public spaces as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
