Lebanon: March to Save Beirut’s Architectural Heritage · Global Voices
Moussa Bashir

“Beirut used to be a city of gorgeous mansions and gardens and now it has become a boring heap of high-rises and construction projects,” said Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, 88, founder of the Association for Protecting Natural Sites and Old Buildings in Lebanon. Around 150 Lebanese men and women marched late Saturday in Beirut to protest against further destruction.