Lebanon in a Picture

The Lebanese national Library has re-opened in the old building of the... (Sanayeh Park)

January 15, 2019 by theobaf
The Lebanese national Library has re-opened in the old building of the... (Sanayeh Park) The Lebanese national Library has re-opened in the old building of the College of Law in the Lebanese University. . [The library was repeatedly bombed and looted throughout the Lebanese Civil War. At one time, it had a collection of 100,000 volumes and 2,000 rare manuscripts; an unknown number of these were burned or stolen. In 1979, the building was closed and the surviving manuscripts and documents were stored in the National Archives, and modern printed books were stored in a separate building between 1982 and 1983.The Lebanese National Library only existed in name during the 1990s ] (wikipedia) . . . . #Lebanon #lebanonbyalocal #lebanese #livelovebeirut #livelovelebanon #livelovearchitecture #architecture #architecturephotography #ergagroup #erga #restoration #BNL #LNL #lebaneseartist #lebanesenationallibrary #BibliothequeNationaleduLiban #liban #archilovers #architecture_hunter #archdaily #architecture_view #lebanontraveler
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