What are Antiquities and How to Preserve them?
Article 1: An antiquity refers to a human-made object produced before the year 1700 A.D. (1107 A.H.) regardless of the place in which it was found;
An antiquity-like object, also subject to this law, refers to immovable objects that were made after the year 1700 A.D; whose preservation serves the public interest historically and artistically, and which are listed in the “General Inventory of Historical Buildings List.”Article 2: ... “Immovable antiquities refer to all constructions, buildings, ruins or remains of a building, whether apparent or buried, and all natural sites that were made or used by humans, such as rock shelters; the law defines how to protect antiquities, and therefore, it is prohibited to destroy, transform, and damage, both movable and immovable antiquities by writing on them, engraving them, or otherwise changing their features. It is also prohibited to own, sell, or buy historical buildings, or parts that belongs to historical buildings, without a permit. It is prohibited to draft city expansion or enhancement maps without the approval of the antiquity manager.”
Article 20: Every region should register a public inventory for historical buildings, and a similar inventory in the Management of Directorate of Antiquities.
It is prohibited to demolish, transfer, restore, repair, or alter the registered historical building without the consent of the Directorate of Antiquities; the reforms carried out by the owner are at his expenses, in which the state or municipality can participate with a certain percentage.
Source: Cultural heritage vs. concrete. (October 18, 2016). https://monthlymagazine.com/article-print_3992_print
Resolution No. |
Resolution Date |
Estate/Place listed in the inventory and its location |
| Beirut | ||
| 31 | 13 April 2016 | The house of Riad Solh; real estate no. 1289 in Al Mazraa’, Beirut |
| 30 | 13 April 2016 | The house of General De Gaulle real estate no. 37 in Msaytbeh, Beirut |
| 104 | 2 July 2014 | Massad Stairs in Rmeil, Achrafieh, Beirut |
| 89 | 3 June 2014 | Estate no. 342 in Rmeil, Beirut |
| 88 | 3 June 2014 | Estate no. 382 in Al Mdawar, Beirut; the building dates to the beginning of the 20th century. |
| 87 | 3 June 2014 | Estate no. 2431 in Achrafieh, Beirut; the building has a heritage significance and a planning value. |
| 85 | 3 June 2014 | Estates no. 238, 234, and 240 in Assaifi, Beirut |
| 75 | 13 May 2014 | Estates no. 179 and 180 in Rmeil, Beirut |
| 74 | 13 May 2014 | Estate no. 458 in Rmeil, Beirut; it dates to the beginning of the 20th century |
| 72 | 13 May 2014 | Estate no. 46 in Al Mdawar, Beirut |
| 40 | 4 March 2014 | Estate no. 580 in Achrafieh, Beirut |
| 36 | 27 February 2014 | Estate no. 728 in Achrafieh, Beirut |
| 11 | 6 February 2014 | Estate no. 317 in Bashoura, Beirut |
| 208 | 31st December 2013 | Estate no. 1520 in Bashoura, Beirut |
| 203 | 31st December 2013 | Estates no. 1343 and 1339 in Al Mazraa’, Beirut |
| 201 | 31st December 2013 | Estate no. 698 in Achrafieh, Beirut |
| 201 | 31st December 2013 | Estate no. 696 in Achrafieh, Beirut |
| 85 | 4 June 2013 | Estate no. 666 Mina El Hosn, Beirut |
| 71 | 26 June 2012 | Enlisting the Ancient Al- Tal, which includes several estates |
| 5 | 20 January 2012 | Estate no. 1824 of Al Msaitbeh, Beirut |
| 133 | 21 December 2011 | A division of estate no. 243 in Ain Mreisseh where the Theatre of Beirut is located. |
| 74 | 29 July 2010 | Estates no. 565 and 567 of Zokak el Blat in Beirut; they are an Ottoman Police Station (Karakol), and the residence of Feyruz, which was her parents’ home. |
| 73 | 29 July 2010 | Estate no. 501 of Zokak el Blat, in Beirut; it is known as El Khoury Palace. |
| 56 | 19 June 2010 | Estates no. 614 and 622 of Zokak el Blat, in Beirut; they are known as Ziadeh Castle and Hneyneh Castle, dating back to the 2nd half of the 19th century. |
| 63 | 26 August 2009 | Estate bo. 1370 of Mina El Hosn, in Beirut; it is a part of the place where Roman chariot racing happened. |
| 7 | 7 February 2008 | Amendment of resolution 60/1996 that states the enlisting of estates no. 358 and 359 in Rmeil, Beirut |
| 22 | 22 April 1997 | Estate no. 219 of Moussaitbeh Real Estate - Beirut District |
| 10 | 9 April 1996 | Serail Hill in Downtown Beirut |
| 25 | 18 June 1996 | The building located in the estate no. 426 of Mina El Hosn, Beirut District |
| 24 | 18 June 1996 | The building located in the estate no. 585 of Ras Beirut, Beirut District |
| 18 | 8 May 1996 | The building located in the estate no. 270 of Ras Beirut, Beirut District |
| 41 | 29 September 1995 | The building located in the estate no. 1906 of Al-Mazraa Real Estate, Beirut District. It is the Pine Residence whose ownership moved from Beirut Municipality to the French state. The Municipality received in return a number of French estates. |
| 26 | 11 August 1994 | The buildings located in the estates no. 12, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 47, 90, and 104, 553 of Beirut Port and the building located in Mina El Hosn, Beirut |
| 16 | 13 August 1991 | The building located in the estate no. 26 of Zokak el-Blat, Beirut District |
| 8 | 29 March 1983 | Estate no. 84 of Rmeil Real Estate, Beirut |
Source: Cultural heritage vs. concrete. (October 18, 2016). https://monthlymagazine.com/article-print_3992_print
