Name of Monument:

Traditional Lebanese house

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Date of Monument:

C. 1850

History:

Mount Lebanon was well known, during the 19th century, for its houses with high ceilings and red roof tiles. The windows were generally made of wood and tinted glass, with the first floor opening out onto a balcony with tall windows for lighting and ventilation. This architectural style has clear signs of European influence.

Description:

Houses in the nineteenth century were generally rather modest: roofs were supported by wooden beams, and whilst a handful of houses had stone stairs indoors as well as outdoors, most had only wooden stairs indoors.

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne "Traditional Lebanese house" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;lb;48;en

Prepared by: Jeff El-Msanne
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 055