An interesting Monocle interview with Lebanese aristocrat Lady Yvone Cochrane on urban planning in Beirut and its “collapse from an architectural point of view.” She is disgusted by the inconsistency of urban growth and planning in modern Lebanon. Cochrane states that in addition to the exodus of large numbers of young Christians, “all civilized, educated [...]
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Lady Cochrane
Posted in Lebanon, Levant, Syria, culture, history on 10 May, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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