Société Sémiramis

Beirut Central District - Beirut, Lebanon


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Type: Residential Building
Architects: Dagher & Hanna
Location: On the intersection of Weygand St. and Abdel Hamid Karame St.
Status: Under Construction


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Naregkar's construction pic:

(22/06/2006)


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it reminds me of a building in Paris (Place Iéna) very classy !!!

On 03/11/2006

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wow look at all the consruction workers for such a small building! This is a very unique building for the BCD...hopefully it will rise fast.

^^ Yes, many construction workers.

One of them even noticed that I'm taking pics, wanted me to take another pic with him inside!

Excellent news, i like alot its architecture

Pretty much changed, right?

On 11/01/2007

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^^ things are looking great, it went up fast

Living in style and shopping across the street in the Souks.. life should be good for the future tenants there

any update on this project?

any new renders, pics etc... i fell in love with that building!

and secondly, can anyone post a map with waygand street marked on it? or maybe directions to it?

^^ Works continue. But I don't have new pics.

As for Weygand Street, it stretches from Martyrs Square (near al-Nahar building) to Conbipel Store (near Beirut Souks). Here is a map (http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/2303/weygandstreetqd4.jpg) which shows its location.

it reminds me of a building in Paris (Place Iéna) very classy !!!

more like "le printemps" in paris.

btw thanks for the map, i FINNALY found out where the plot lies.

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ah that's brilliant! they're working on the exterior facade already! thanks alot!

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May 2007


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November 1st 2007

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2007/12/23

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come to see it now, it would have looked nicer if the dome resembled that of the other bldg in beirut (the one near Virgin? i forgot its name), ie: bigger and roundier rather than discreet and flat... but still, still has to be one of my favorite projects!

^^ its "ufa insurance" bilding i think, and ur right

February 2008

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very nice building... except for that awful thing on the corner, the "ass hat"... otherwise not bad

2 February 2008

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2 february? do you think its finished by now? i cant wait to see it finished!!

^^ It has been almost 2 months since this last pic, so we can assume that at least the exterior of the building is complete.

oh yeah the exterior of the building was completed mid-march now theyre working on the comercial interiors of the ground floor and a bit on the top floor i'd give it 1 more month and it should be classified as completed

excellent! now i've got a question, obviously we all noticed that this building is very european style. question is, do the muslim communities (also, the conservative christian communities) approve of this type of architecture or would they see it as a way of westernizing the city? would this type of building be taken well if built in hamra for example?

^^:lol: Are you seriously asking this??? Why on Earth would we mind having this type of architecture in Beirut??? On the contracry, I think it's a great addition to Beirut's diverse architecture.

As for building such bldgs in Hamra, I don't think it's a good idea, not because I'm muslim, but because I believe time stopped in Hamra in the 70s, and we should keep it as it is. I don't think this kind of architecture would fit well in Hamra or Verdun...

^^ I agree, it is laughable to even suggest that anyone would reject any architecture in Beirut - because it is so diverse as it is.

Anyway, most of the mid-high rise apartment buildings in the city and the region can be considered "Western" (even Baalbak temples are western!)

yea true, i knew i'd get such an answer but i wanted to be sure, i'm doing a bit of research for uni interview presentation :). i'll give you the details erm, next year! (btw, are those 70's buildings in hamra under threat of demolition and replacement? )

societe semiramis reminds me actually of a photo i saw on flick i think, its a REALLY beautiful french building (parisian type, not riviera type like the ones found in gemmayzeh) which i think is in south beirut because there are hezbollah flags and posters all over it, i'll try to find it soon. but yea thanks...

ok it doesnt look so much like societe semiramis, but still take a look at this: http://flickr.com/photos/piven/878971616/sizes/l/

woah!!! (note the ottoman-french fusion)

^^ Yea it looks nothing like this project but it is still very nice although needs major rehabilitation.

(btw, are those 70's buildings in hamra under threat of demolition and replacement? )


Not really...most of them underwent minor structural renovations already.

^^ Yea it looks nothing like this project but it is still very nice although needs major rehabilitation.

lol, its in a refugee camp! those are refugees with class! (sorta)

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April 30 2008

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OMG i love all the detail...look at the crown!

:eek: looks great ...
BTW who took this pic is so lucky .... that is a "no pictures" area

U guess we can say it's Completed now,What do u think???

^^ there's interior works ??

U guess we can say it's Completed now,What do u think???

Just because it looks it from the outside... dosent mean the inside isnt completed.

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Sorry, a bit blurry but a little difficult to keep a steady hand during night shots...

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a couple of weeks ago...

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Are we sure that it's a residential building? It looks like a hotel with the penthouse at the top floor..
Besides the area would have been perfect for a 5* hotel

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January 23

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guys i have a night shot that i took in the vacation when i was this new year in beirut but i dont know how to upload an imagine herE!

Hello,

Please check this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8450085&postcount=2) post which explains how to upload an image to an online image server.

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April 30

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