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Martyrs' Monument was built to honor the hanging of a cross-confessional group of Lebanese Patriots on May 6, 1916, who had spoken against Turkish rule by Ottoman General Jamal Pasha. It is located at what is now known as Martyrs' Square in the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It was created by Italian sculptor Marino Mazzacurati, and ...
The "Old Opera House" on Martyrs' Square. Synonymous with Lebanon's modern history, Martyrs' Square is a central, and biggest, town square in Beirut and its central district. [40] Initially named "Place des Canons", or "Cannons Square", it was built by the Ottomans during their occupation of Lebanon in the 19th century.
Lebanon is a country that knows war - but for some Israel’s recent escalation already feels worse. ... We spoke at the edge of Beirut’s Martyrs Square, where many families slept in the open ...
On 17 October 2020, protesters gathered in Beirut and across Lebanon to celebrate the revolution's first anniversary. Roads were blocked as well as many gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters waved the Lebanese flags, as they gathered in the epicenter of last year's rallies, Martyrs' Square. [ 513 ]
Show map of Beirut Show map of Lebanon Show all. The Petit Serail ( Arabic: السراي الصغير / ALA-LC: as-sarāy as- ṣaghir; literally "Little Saray ") was a historic administrative Ottoman building in Beirut that housed the seat of the Wali of Syria and Beirut. It was situated to the northern side of Martyrs' Square at the heart of ...
Army tanks deployed in the city centre, known as Martyrs' Square, according to a Reuters live broadcast. ... Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV played verses from the Koran to mourn the group's slain leader ...
The Cedar Revolution (Arabic: ثورة الأرز, romanized:thawrat al-arz) or the Independence Intifada (Arabic: انتفاضة الاستقلال, romanized:intifadat al-istiqlal) was a chain of demonstrations in Lebanon (especially in the capital Beirut) triggered by the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Anti-Syrian protesters heading to Martyrs' Square in Beirut on foot and in vehicles, 13 March 2005. One month after Hariri's murder, an enormous anti-Syrian rally gathered at Martyr's Square in Beirut. Multiple news agencies estimated the crowd at between 800,000 and 1 million—a show of force for the Sunni Muslim, Christian and Druze communities.