Al-Najam Square Of Beirut

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Beirut, the capital of the Lebanese Republic, is reputed all over the world for its fascinating night clubs and hotels. It is especially the favourite city of western tourists who notice an obvious French impression on its cafes and other buildings. The city has been destroyed for nine times over the ages. It has, therefore, a rich treasury of archaeological remains buried in her soil. These relics are believed to be found in exuberance in the B. C. D--- Beirut Central District. This same B. C. D. or the Downtown Beirut is also home to the well known Najam Square, the commercial as well as the cultural heart of the city.

The square can rightly be called an icon of the city of Beirut in the entire world. After the Second World War, the area was renovated at a considerable cost, unearthing a large amount of riches belonging to the Bronze Age. Visitors can see traces of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods and they can dine by the Roman ruins as old as 2500 years.  


                                                          An icon of Beirut in the world

The square has been designed after the Place Charles De Gaulle of Paris. There is a large roundabout in its centre. Six roads originate from it making it look like a star. That is why in the commonly spoken French language in the city, it is known by the words: place de l’atoile, meaning: the square of the star. In the national language of the country, the Arabic, it is called: Midan Al-Najm for the Arabic for the star is najm. The most striking thing at the place is that four faced clock of the 1930s fixed in the tower erect in the midst of the square. Another remarkable is the old parliament house of the country now vacant.

Since the region is closed of from the main square, Al-Najm Square is an ideal area for having a walk with children on their bikes. Numerous cafes and restaurants lie here in the locality such as Duo, offering Italian foods and also Hagen Dasz etc. Tourists may find several stores belonging to grand chains like Jimmy Choe, Gucci, Vultton, and many other, enticing visitors to shop.

In many tourists’ view, it as a nice place for having a walk in summer. A western tourist says about the square that it reminds him of Paris.

                            


Al-Najam Square of Beirut














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