ARTE Documentary: Lebanon: Heritage in Danger I ARTE Documentary

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Content of the Lesson: In a fraction of a second the explosion in Beirut on 4 August devastated the historic city centre. Now property owners and volunteers are trying to save some 640 historic buildings damaged in the blast. Gutted facades, shaken foundations, blown roofs...the destruction of more than 600 buildings, inherited from the Ottoman Empire and the French mandate, saved from the greed of real estate developers by families passionate about history and architecture, today makes for the object of a different type of tragedy. The goal: to level the rubble and erect concrete towers with a view of the sea ... Available until the 24/10/2023 ARTE Documentary is here to tell you more about what’s going on in the world of culture and current affairs with powerful, refreshing and entertaining docs subtitled in English for our international fans. Discover a whole world on ARTE. 💡 Feel like watching our programmes subtitled in another language? ARTE in English 👉 https://www.arte.tv/en/ ARTE en español 👉 https://www.arte.tv/es/ ARTE in italiano 👉 https://www.arte.tv/it/ ARTE po polsku 👉https://www.arte.tv/pl/ Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVogAsASqbceBmQMi1WA39g You can also find us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ARTE.tv Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARTEen #Beirut #Lebanon #ARTE


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