Balconies, window frames and shutters add detail to Tripoli’s historic façades. Wrought-iron elements and wooden louvered shutters are among the features visible in the city’s older architecture.
Read MoreDoorways and entrances are part of the architectural character of old Tripoli. Stone arches, wooden doors and iron gates give individual buildings their own expression within the streets and alleys.
Read MoreThe lanes and neighborhoods of Tripoli’s old city preserve a distinctive atmosphere. Many retain forms and appearances that connect them with life in earlier centuries. Preserving this character requires more than maintaining individual monuments. Numerous alleys and buildings have needed substantial restoration, along with the removal of unauthorized additions and alterations that obscure the historic […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of the twentieth century, during the final Ottoman decades, Tripoli witnessed the arrival of trains at El Mina station. Local families helped finance its construction, connecting the city to a wider railway network leading toward Istanbul and onward through Europe to Paris. The station became associated in local memory with the great […]
Read MoreThe administrative and business-center building stands near the fair’s entrance, surrounded by arches and a group of fountains. Its two levels—a ground floor and basement—were planned to accommodate the administrative offices and an international business center.
Read MoreThe fair’s elevated restaurant is positioned above a water reservoir in a tower more than 25 meters high. Its terrace looks across the exhibition grounds toward the sea and the mountain peaks of North Lebanon. A walkway over water connects the surrounding area to the tower’s entrance at ground level.
Read MoreThe fair’s enclosed exhibition pavilion was conceived as one of the region’s major exhibition halls. Its program included approximately 20,000 square meters of air-conditioned indoor space and a further 40,000 square meters outdoors. Parking was planned for about 3,000 cars, supporting the scale of exhibitions and visitor activity envisioned for the center.
Read MoreThe Experimental Theater is enclosed by a spherical concrete structure. Inside, a circular theater arrangement was designed for approximately 1,050 seats. The backstage facilities occupy the basement level, with direct access from the surrounding gardens.
Read MoreOscar Niemeyer interpreted the Lebanese architectural arch in a modern form for the fair’s Lebanese Pavilion. One part of the building is organized around an internal courtyard enclosed by arches, while another uses glass held in a metal framework and includes a restaurant space. A reflecting pool and green areas surround the pavilion. Visitors reach […]
Read MoreThe fair’s open theater is approached by a bridge crossing a water basin. Visitors then pass beneath a tall arch before reaching the seating area. This sequence of water, bridge and monumental arch gives the theater its distinctive geometric composition. The audience space was designed to accommodate approximately 1,200 people.
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