downtown beirut, lebanon

ahmed alamin amin ancient arabesque arabic archaeological architecture arcs beirut beyrouth blue building byzantine calligraphy capital cardo carved carving cathedral catholic central centre christian christianity church city columns crypt detail district dome down downtown east egyptian eid era exterior george hariri hellenistic historic islam islamic landmark lebanese lebanon mamluk maronite martyr maximus mecca medieval middle minaret mohamad mohamed mohammad mosque museum muslim neoclassical ochre ottoman pillars ramadan religion roman ruins saint spiritual square stone sultan sunni temple town ville yellow