Beirut a city to be loved and hated at the same time, Beirut a city of death and life… Lebanon relies on its port’s imports, its urban heritage and its religious diversity. I had the chance to document Beirut through personal architectural photography raising existential questions on how the reconstruction efforts to rebuild after the massive damages from the civil war and the port’s explosion should look like.
- Click on the icons below and you will immerse through a set of photos documenting Beirut’s facades, Beirut lockdown, layers before & after the blast.
Modern Architecture across Beirut's downtown ancient abandoned buildings through massive holes.
A view of Beirut’s port
A view of Beirut’s downtown
A view of Beirut’s buildings
A view of Beirut’s egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s buildings
A view of Beirut’s Manara
A view from Holiday Inn Beirut
Impressive traces from the Lebanese Civil War still marked on the walls of Beirut.
A view of Beirut’s civil war traces
A view of Beirut’s civil war traces
A view of Beirut’s civil war traces
A view of Beirut’s civil war traces
A window from The Grand Théâtre
Pillars at The Grand Théâtre of Beirut
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
A view of Beirut’s Holiday Inn Hotel
Wall traces image display
Wall traces image display
An unfinished cinema structure "The Dome" built in 1965 in Beirut and left behind with its structural pillars, stairs and voids.
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A section view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A structural pillar of the Dome
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building.
A view of Beirut’s brutalist egg-shaped building
Beirut is layered by its materials, textures, voids and colors.
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
The layers of Beirut's rich history
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Layers of Beirut's aging materials
Layers of Beirut's aging materials
Layers of Beirut's aging materials
Layers of Beirut's aging materials
Layers of Beirut's aging materials
A certain “propinquity”
A façade in Beirut
Inside an old house in Karantina Beirut
Outside an old house in Karantina Beirut
Outside an old house in Karantina Beirut
Old house on Mar Mitr street Beirut
Palais Béchara El Khoury Zokak El-Blat Beirut
Buildings in Beirut during lockdown
A house during lockdown
A certain “propinquity”
A certain “propinquity”
A building with windows
Palais Béchara El Khoury Zokak El-Blat Beirut
Palais Béchara El Khoury Zokak El-Blat Beirut
A façade in Beirut
A construction site
A construction site
An abandoned place in Achrafieh, Beirut
An abandoned place in Achrafieh, Beirut
Buildings with windows
A rooftop in Beirut
Beirut written in Arabic letters
Beirut written in Arabic letters
A construction site
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
Palais Bechara El Khoury layers display
Palais Bechara El Khoury layers display
Detailed moments display
Lost chickens in a house
Arthaus Beirut Staircase
Arthaus Beirut sublime painting #hadysyofficial
Arthaus Beirut beautiful painting by @saraaboumradart
Arthaus Beirut garden
Arthaus Beirut arches
Arthaus Beirut arches
Arthaus Beirut garden
Arthaus Beirut garden (wall art @potatocurtains)
Beirut’s balcony
Layers of Bechara El Khoury’s palace
The layers of Beirut's rich history
Arthaus Beirut Garden
A construction site
Palais Bechara El Khoury layers display
Beirut
Beirut
Beirut
Layers of Bechara El Khoury Palace
There was a certain silence in the streets during the pandemic lock-down different from Beirut after the explosion.
Beirut Martyrs Square empty streets
Layers of Beirut empty Raouché street
Layers of Beirut empty white wall
Layers of Beirut silent water
Layers of Beirut empty Raouché
A closed door
Beirut before the blast on the 4th of August 2020, had a unique charm to its layers; modern construction alongside traces from the the civil war.
Layers of the port
Layers of the port
Layers of the port
Layers of the port
Layers of hope over the port
Layers of hope over the port
Layers of hope over beirut
Layers of hope over Beirut
Layers of hope over Beirut
Layers of hope over Beirut
Beirut port image display
Beirut image display
Beirut was beginning to rebuild after 15 years of civil war until a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate detonated at the port on August 4, 2020.
The aftermath of the explosion
The aftermath of the explosion
The aftermath of the explosion
The aftermath of the explosion
The aftermath of the explosion
The aftermath of the explosion
Layers of the port after the Blast
Layers of hope after the explosion
A glimpse of Beirut’s port.
A glimpse of Beirut
Layers of hope after the explosion
Layers inside homes without windows
Layers of Mar Mikhael & Gemmayzeh after the blast
Layers of Mar Mikhael & Gemmayzeh after the blast
Layers inside homes without windows
Layers of Mar Mikhael & Gemmayzeh after the blast
Layers of Mar Mikhael & Gemmayzeh after the blast
Layers inside homes without windows
Layers of hope after the explosion
A frame of Karantina’s neighbourhood Beirut
A house without a roof in karantina Beirut
Beirut beating silos
A tree in the middle of chaos
A warm interior
Overlooking a window
A building composition in Karantina Beirut
A view from a construction site
A view from a construction site
A view from a construction site
A view from a construction site
Layers of Mar Mikhael & Gemmayzeh after the blast
A construction site
A construction site
A construction site
The process of the port Silos
The process of the port silos
The AMADEO ship demolition
The AMADEO ship demolition
The AMADEO ship demolition
The AMADEO ship demolition
The port silos in the background
The port of Beirut
The port silos
The port silos
The port silos
The AMADEO ship demolition
The port Silos
The port silos