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'''Martyrs' Square''' (or '''el Bourj''', ({{lang-ar|البرج}}); French: '''Place des Martyrs''') is the heart of the [[downtown]] district of [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] (see '''[[Beirut Central District]]'''). Its central statue commemorates six Lebanese nationalists who were hanged during [[World War I]] by the [[Ottomans]]. |
'''Martyrs' Square''' (or '''el Bourj''', ({{lang-ar|البرج}}); French: '''Place des Martyrs''') is the heart of the [[downtown]] district of [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] (see '''[[Beirut Central District]]'''). Its central statue commemorates six Lebanese nationalists who were hanged during [[World War I]] by the [[Ottomans]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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In the [[19th century]], the square was known as Place des Canons. During [[World War I]], Lebanon was under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule. In [[1915]], Beirut suffered a blockade by the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]], which was intended to starve the Turks out. The effect was a famine, followed by plague, which killed more than a quarter of the population. A revolt against the Turks broke out which resulted in hanging of many nationalists on 6 May 1916 in the renamed |
In the [[19th century]], the square was known as Place des Canons. During [[World War I]], Lebanon was under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule. In [[1915]], Beirut suffered a blockade by the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]], which was intended to starve the Turks out. The effect was a famine, followed by plague, which killed more than a quarter of the population. A revolt against the Turks broke out which resulted in hanging of many nationalists on 6 May 1916 in the renamed . Among them were Abdul Karim al-Khalil, Abed al-Wahab al-Inglizi, Father Joseph Hayek, Joseph Bishara Hani, Mohammad and Ahmad Mahmassani, Omar Hamad, Philip and Farid el-Khazen, and Sheikh Ahmad Tabbara. |
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== Current day == |
== Current day == |
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[[Image:Place des Martyrs Statue.jpg|thumb|left|The ' Statue from the back.]] |
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Some remains of the opera and the bronze Martyrs statue are the only features left of the |
Some remains of the opera and the bronze Martyrs statue are the only features left of the . The statue, riddled with bullet holes, has become a symbol for all that was destroyed during the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. |
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The ' Square is a common location for protests and demonstrations, among the more notable demonstrations were the 2005 [[anti-Syrian]] protests of the [[Cedar Revolution]] and 2007 anti-government opposition protests led by Hezbollah and The Free Patrotic Movement. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.worldarab.net/Architecture/ArchitecturalGallery/tabid/172/Default.aspx?path=Lebanon!Beirut Projects in Central District of Beirut ] |
*[http://www.worldarab.net/Architecture/ArchitecturalGallery/tabid/172/Default.aspx?path=Lebanon!Beirut Projects in Central District of Beirut ] |
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Revision as of 21:32, 25 May 2008
Martyrs' Square (or el Bourj, (Arabic: البرج); French: Place des Martyrs) is the heart of the downtown district of Beirut, Lebanon (see Beirut Central District). Its central statue commemorates six Lebanese nationalists who were hanged during World War I by the Ottomans.
History
In the 19th century, the square was known as Place des Canons. During World War I, Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. In 1915, Beirut suffered a blockade by the Allies, which was intended to starve the Turks out. The effect was a famine, followed by plague, which killed more than a quarter of the population. A revolt against the Turks broke out which resulted in hanging of many nationalists on 6 May 1916 in the renamed Martyrs' Square. Among them were Abdul Karim al-Khalil, Abed al-Wahab al-Inglizi, Father Joseph Hayek, Joseph Bishara Hani, Mohammad and Ahmad Mahmassani, Omar Hamad, Philip and Farid el-Khazen, and Sheikh Ahmad Tabbara.
Current day
Some remains of the opera and the bronze Martyrs statue are the only features left of the Martyrs' Square. The statue, riddled with bullet holes, has become a symbol for all that was destroyed during the Lebanese Civil War.
The Martyrs' Square is a common location for protests and demonstrations, among the more notable demonstrations were the 2005 anti-Syrian protests of the Cedar Revolution and 2007 anti-government opposition protests led by Hezbollah and The Free Patrotic Movement.