The facade of the Grand Theater of Beirut, an architectural jewel from the 1930s, now awaiting restoration. (Photo provided by UNESCO)
Last September, before completing her eight-year term as head of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay announced the rehabilitation project for Beirut's Grand Theater. "She asked the Culture Ministry to select an iconic building in the downtown area for a restoration and revitalization project. The main condition was that the building be located in the center of the city, neither in the east nor the west. In consultation with the Beirut municipality, the Culture Ministry chose the Grand Theater, a prominent cultural site, for the project," Jad Tabet, architect and adviser to the Culture Minister, told L'Orient Today."Negotiations are underway between the municipality and Solidere [a Lebanese company founded in 1994 for the development and reconstruction of Beirut's central district, which also owns the building] to acquire...
Last September, before completing her eight-year term as head of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay announced the rehabilitation project for Beirut's Grand Theater. "She asked the Culture Ministry to select an iconic building in the downtown area for a restoration and revitalization project. The main condition was that the building be located in the center of the city, neither in the east nor the west. In consultation with the Beirut municipality, the Culture Ministry chose the Grand Theater, a prominent cultural site, for the project," Jad Tabet, architect and adviser to the Culture Minister, told L'Orient Today."Negotiations are underway between the municipality and Solidere [a Lebanese company founded in 1994 for the development and reconstruction of Beirut's central district, which also owns the building] to acquire...
