Mainly concentrated in the Etoile and Foch-Allenby districts, Saifi Village and Wadi Abu Jamil, the retained buildings were to be restored following the Master Plan guidelines.
Many of the surviving heritage buildings were in a hazardous and dilapidated state mainly due to small arms fire and subsequent deterioration.
The main concentrations of retained buildings were in the Etoile and Foch-Allenby districts of Beirut’s historic core, Saifi Village and Wadi Abu Jamil.
The Master Plan, completed and approved by a decree emanating from the Council of Ministers in 1994, outlined the restoration of the retained buildings.
1994: Completion and approval of the Master Plan by a decree emanating from the Council of Ministers, which outlined the restoration of the retained buildings.