Beiteddin Palace

People of Lebanon Anjar Baalbek Beirut Beiteddin Palace Bekaa Valley Byblos Byzantine Mosaics Echmoun Temple Kadisha Valley Sidon Tripoli Tyre

Palace of Beiteddin

Constructed started in 1788 by Emir Bashir of the Shihab family

 

entrance doorway

 

detail over doorway

 

outside fountain

 

Dar al-Baraniyyeh 
(outer courtyard with stables on the right)

 

costume in style of Emir Bashir

 

Dar al-Wousta
(inner courtyard)

 

doorway

 

detail over doorway

 

hamman (baths)

 

basins

 

inner baths

 

grounds

 

Palace was restored by Walid Joumblatt, a Druze leader

Photos of Mosaics preserved by Walid Joumblatt

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