BCD DEVELOPMENT NEWS *General* - Page 5

nareg · May 18th, 2006, 08:29 AM

Interesting question Beirut! No, this is not a dumb question at all.

Maybe they forced water to pass for certain geologic factors. Does this make sense???

Jayme · May 18th, 2006, 08:52 AM

hey Beirut! i mwas woundering that my self its wired

Lebanese Cedar · May 18th, 2006, 02:58 PM

They are still recycling the land itself so it is being moved around a lot. It will take another 10 years for the reclamation to be complete. Construction on it will be at the very end of the 2nd phase of the Beirut Central District reconstruction project.

khayam · May 18th, 2006, 05:07 PM

the first picture is of the old normandy garbage dump, the installations next to it were the factory that was recycling it. The chemical make-up of the dump was very unstable, you could not just build on it, you needed to extract the gazes that accumulate underneath it (and could explode), then recycle the garbage, and THEN start filling the space, which then takes years to be stable enough to build upon.

***Beiruti*** · May 18th, 2006, 06:37 PM

Thanks Lebanese Cedar and Khayam for that information, it is unfortunate that it will take so long to be complete... how come the landfill in Dabayyeh was completed so quickly?

nareg · May 18th, 2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Beirut!

how come the landfill in Dabayyeh was completed so quickly?

I guess that's because nothing existed prior to filling the land. The land was all sea. The problem for the Beirut one was that, as Khayam mentioned above, there were trapped gases and stuff like that.

Lebanese Cedar · May 18th, 2006, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beirut!

Thanks Lebanese Cedar and Khayam for that information, it is unfortunate that it will take so long to be complete... how come the landfill in Dabayyeh was completed so quickly?

As Khayam said, the landfill is toxic in gases, particularly Methane which can explode (and actually have in the past on numerous occasions). They first need to extract the gases from the ground before it can be further developed and this takes time.

abbass · May 20th, 2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Beirut!

hmm...Im confused, I thought that they were going to demolish the theater and replace it with part of Beirut Gate? Isnt that theater style way too old fashioned to be restored?

this cinema is going to be re-constructed by a lebanaise architect bernard khoury...he has on his website a lot of pics of this cinema but no one knows when he starts with this project..i hope soon..it reminds on war....

Jayme · May 21st, 2006, 12:06 AM

thanks khayam for the info
Beiruts waterfront wont b showing in a very long time then
so is Beil safe enouthe of that land ?

***Beiruti*** · May 21st, 2006, 01:02 AM

good point, how come BIEL was built on the land so soon?

***Beiruti*** · May 21st, 2006, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abbass

this cinema is going to be re-constructed by a lebanaise architect bernard khoury...he has on his website a lot of pics of this cinema but no one knows when he starts with this project..i hope soon..it reminds on war....

This might be interesting to some of you... I found these pics (taken in 1995) of the inside of the theatre:

Hassoun · May 21st, 2006, 01:20 AM

WOOOOOOW,indeed,interesting.
thanx beirut!

***Nadini*** · May 21st, 2006, 01:35 AM

This is not in the space ship, this was the old opera house where the Virgin Megastore stands today.

Jayme · May 21st, 2006, 01:41 AM

i asked this in another thread but its not very active so i'll ask it here

some plase answer !!!

2 years a go in the daily star they said there is plans to bulid a 7 star hotel in lebanon is this still on or they are going on with it
has anyone herd of this project ?

***Beiruti*** · May 21st, 2006, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nadini

This is not in the space ship, this was the old opera house where the Virgin Megastore stands today.

ohhh that makes sense too... thanks Nadini, but the space ship could look similar on the inside right?

***Beiruti*** · May 21st, 2006, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayme001

i asked this in another thread but its not very active so i'll ask it here

some plase answer !!!

2 years a go in the daily star they said there is plans to bulid a 7 star hotel in lebanon is this still on or they are going on with it
has anyone herd of this project ?

This has been mentioned in the Marina City thread, why dont you ask it there (seeing as it is not in the BCD it would help keep the threads on topic).

***Nadini*** · May 21st, 2006, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beirut!

ohhh that makes sense too... thanks Nadini, but the space ship could look similar on the inside right?

perhaps but it looks a little bit to long for the space looking one no?

Hassoun · May 21st, 2006, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nadini

This is not in the space ship, this was the old opera house where the Virgin Megastore stands today.

Too small for an opera house.the seats suits cinema more.

***Beiruti*** · May 21st, 2006, 02:25 AM

So are we not sure now what this is? I still think it looks like the space ship because of its shape and size...but it could be either.

Jayme · May 21st, 2006, 05:12 AM

the building dose look the Virgin megastore

May 18th, 2006, 08:52 AM	#82
Jayme Melburnian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne/Batroun Posts: 2,458 Likes (Received): 1	hey Beirut! i mwas woundering that my self its wired __________________ MELBOURNE!

May 18th, 2006, 02:58 PM	#83
Lebanese Cedar Cedar Master Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver / Beirut Posts: 759 Likes (Received): 0	They are still recycling the land itself so it is being moved around a lot. It will take another 10 years for the reclamation to be complete. Construction on it will be at the very end of the 2nd phase of the Beirut Central District reconstruction project. __________________ بحبك يا لبنان I ♥ BEIRUT I ♥ LEBANON

May 18th, 2006, 06:37 PM	#85
*Beiruti* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lebanon & USA Posts: 4,421 Likes (Received): 6	Thanks Lebanese Cedar and Khayam for that information, it is unfortunate that it will take so long to be complete... how come the landfill in Dabayyeh was completed so quickly? __________________ *Lebanon Forums*

May 21st, 2006, 12:06 AM	#89
Jayme Melburnian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne/Batroun Posts: 2,458 Likes (Received): 1	thanks khayam for the info Beiruts waterfront wont b showing in a very long time then so is Beil safe enouthe of that land ? __________________ MELBOURNE!

May 21st, 2006, 01:02 AM	#90
*Beiruti* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lebanon & USA Posts: 4,421 Likes (Received): 6	good point, how come BIEL was built on the land so soon? __________________ *Lebanon Forums*

May 18th, 2006, 08:29 AM	#81
nareg Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Posts: 650 Likes (Received): 0	Interesting question Beirut! No, this is not a dumb question at all. Maybe they forced water to pass for certain geologic factors. Does this make sense???

May 18th, 2006, 05:07 PM	#84
khayam Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 83 Likes (Received): 0	the first picture is of the old normandy garbage dump, the installations next to it were the factory that was recycling it. The chemical make-up of the dump was very unstable, you could not just build on it, you needed to extract the gazes that accumulate underneath it (and could explode), then recycle the garbage, and THEN start filling the space, which then takes years to be stable enough to build upon.

May 21st, 2006, 01:20 AM	#92
Hassoun Son of the cedars Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,039 Likes (Received): 21	WOOOOOOW,indeed,interesting. thanx beirut!

May 21st, 2006, 01:35 AM	#93
*Nadini* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beirut Posts: 4,943 Likes (Received): 7	This is not in the space ship, this was the old opera house where the Virgin Megastore stands today. __________________ Lebanon, Motherland of Phoenicia and the Land of the Cedars

May 21st, 2006, 01:41 AM	#94
Jayme Melburnian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne/Batroun Posts: 2,458 Likes (Received): 1	i asked this in another thread but its not very active so i'll ask it here some plase answer !!! 2 years a go in the daily star they said there is plans to bulid a 7 star hotel in lebanon is this still on or they are going on with it has anyone herd of this project ? __________________ MELBOURNE!

May 21st, 2006, 02:25 AM	#99
*Beiruti* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lebanon & USA Posts: 4,421 Likes (Received): 6	So are we not sure now what this is? I still think it looks like the space ship because of its shape and size...but it could be either. __________________ *Lebanon Forums*

May 21st, 2006, 05:12 AM	#100
Jayme Melburnian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne/Batroun Posts: 2,458 Likes (Received): 1	the building dose look the Virgin megastore __________________ MELBOURNE!

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