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Caru' cu Bere (aka Carul cu Bere; "the beer wagon") is a bar and restaurant located at 5 Stavropoleos Street in the Lipscani district of Bucharest, Romania. [1] The business was originally opened as a brewery in 1879 by Ioan Căbășan and his nephews, Ion, Gheorghe, and Nicolae Mircea. They were originally citizens of the Austro-Hungarian ...
Lebanese Arabs drinking out of a briq and eating a mezze, 1889, Beirut. Arabic coffee, black coffee and Turkish coffee. [146] [147] [148] Arak – an alcoholic beverage. [149] Ayran – yogurt. [150] Non-alcoholic beverage made from the carob tree. Jallab – sweet drink made from carob, dates, grape molasses and rose water. [151]
Hamra Street or Rue Hamra (Arabic: شارع الحمراء) is one of the main streets of the city of Beirut, Lebanon, and one of the main economic and diplomatic hubs of Beirut. It is located in the neighborhood of the same name, Hamra. Its technical name is Rue 31. Due to the numerous sidewalk cafes and theatres, Hamra Street was the centre ...
Construction. In the 19th century, Trablos Street was used as a carriage station for travelers to and from Tripoli (Trablos in Arabic). The station later moved to Sahat al Bourj. In the first half of the 20th century, newspaper offices began operating on Trablos Street. The opening of the Ajami restaurant in 1920 further transformed this street.
Dahieh (Arabic: الضاحية الجنوبية, lit. 'the southern suburb', French: Banlieue Sud de Beyrouth, Dâhiye de Beyrouth) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants.
History. Avenue des Français was created out of the widening of the former Rue Minet El Hosn during the period of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon as part of an urban renewal project planned for the capital. [ 1 ] It was Beirut's first seaside promenade. [ 2 ] The levee along the waterfront was enlarged with the wreckage from the old town ...
Palace of the Parliament. The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului), also known as the House of the Republic (Casa Republicii) or People's House/People's Palace (Casa Poporului), is the seat of the Parliament of Romania, located atop Dealul Spirii in Bucharest, the national capital. The Palace reaches a height of 84 m (276 ...
The original North railway station was built between 1868—1872. The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania. The building was designed as a U-shaped structure. The first railways between Roman – Galați – Bucharest – Pitești were put into service on 13 September 1872.