Lebanon

I visited Lebanon in December 1997 at the end of my four week tour around the Middle East, crossing the northern border from Syria. I based myself in Beirut for a week and took day trips to Byblos, Balbeck Sidon and Tyre.

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Beirut Photo Gallery

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The San Lorenzo Hotel on Rue Hamra.	The northern shore of the Corniche.	Makeshift telephone network along the street.
War damaged building in downtown Beirut.	New building erected in the downtown area.	War damaged tower block in the downtown area.
Shell of an apartment building in downtown.	The bulldozing of the downtown area.	Façade of building soon to be bulldozed.
Rue Omar Daouk near the northern shore of downtown area.	Archaeological ruins from the Phoenician and Roman period discovered under the former downtown area.	The Opera house standing in a wasteland being restored.