My Photos: Lebanon -- Beirut -- City Scenes

Along the Corniche, downtown Beirut. The Rolex Clock Tower at Place de L'Etoile. Beirut City Hall The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque overlooks the ruins of ancient Roman baths. The mosque was built to honor Prime Minister Rafik Hariri,  who was assassinated with a car bomb in 2005. Al Omari Mosque Originally the Crusader Cathedral of St. John  1113 -- 1150. Transformed into a mosque by Mamlukes in 1291. All photos are copyright protected property of  Brenda Pokorny unless otherwise noted. If you would like permission for use, please contact me.