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Originally Posted by Genius  Its quite sad to the the high rises that contain absolutely no "soul" and charm in the background :(
The city is loosing its character for sure, Anything can be restored Fidelio, they have restored older and more damaged buildings,
The danger is the "MONOPOLY" that this govt and previous govts have created in many sectors, mainly SOLIDERE that has the entire rights in the heart and core of Beirut.
I remember how many people fought the destruction of our heritage at the beginning and how many valuable streets and buildings were erased to let the sharks build the huge towers for only $$$$
Sad moment in our modern history ... we never anyway knew how to build a beautoful country, what remains old in Beirut is the leftovers of the Turks and French ...
We built Dora mountain and alikes ... |
Genius, it's a very mercantile world out there, nobody really wants to invest in restoring an old building, it's a bad investment of money. Sure, everything can be restored, but it all comes down to the cost.
Besides, those buildings are not of an "exceptional" architectural value.
If i was advising Solidere on this issue, i would have probably told them to destroy 2 of them and restore one in a way to incorporate it to the final project. But still, it's a long shot, because the lot is probably worth a lot of money.