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More debris inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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The library in the Sursock Palace destroyed after the Beirut blast.
Bassam Lahoud
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View of the library before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Similar view of the arches inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Inside Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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The view of Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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View of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Palace Lounge before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Broken and damaged windows of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Destroyed windows inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Damaged wall inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Marie Didier
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Intact wall inside Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Damaged painting inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Another damaged painting inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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The exterior of Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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View of the exterior of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. BassamLahoud
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Sitting room in Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Sitting room after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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More debris inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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The library in the Sursock Palace destroyed after the Beirut blast.
Bassam Lahoud
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View of the library before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Similar view of the arches inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Inside Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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The view of Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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View of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Palace Lounge before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Broken and damaged windows of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Destroyed windows inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Damaged wall inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Marie Didier
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Intact wall inside Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Damaged painting inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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Another damaged painting inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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The exterior of Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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View of the exterior of Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. BassamLahoud
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Sitting room in Sursock Palace before the blast. Ferrante Ferranti
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Sitting room after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
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More debris inside Sursock Palace after the Beirut blast. Bassam Lahoud
As Sursock Palace picks up the pieces, owner wants the Beirut landmark to be turned into a museum
Roderick Sursock Cochrane talks of his plans to restore the badly damaged Sursock Palace after the August 4 explosion
Robert McKelvey
09 February, 2021
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