18 Weird & Fascinating Structures In Lebanon

Lebanon has some buildings and structures that are quite weird and fascinating. Unusual, curiosity-provoking, and creatively strange, they are marvels to look at.

Here are 18 of them:

#1 Basbous Museum

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The Basbous Musuem is located in Rachana in the Batroun District. It is an avant-garde open-air museum belonging to the famous Basbous sculptor brothers, Michel, Alfred, and Youssef.

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#2 The Pyramid Of Hermel

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The Pyramid of Hermel, or Kamouh el-Hermel, is an ancient monument located near Hermel. The origin of the pyramid is shrouded in mystery and has puzzled historians.

Some suggest it may belong to Ancient Greece while others believe it to have been of Assyrian construction. The structure was subject to vandalism and graffiti over the years and some say it was looted.

#3 Nabu Museum

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Named after the Babylonian god of wisdom, the Nabu Museum in El-Heri, Chekka , displays a collection of ancient artifacts from the Bronze and Iron Age from Roman, Greek, Byzantine, Phoenician , and Mesopotamian times, as well as contemporary Lebanese cultures, and more.

#4 Oscar Niemeyer Fairgrounds

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In 1963, Brazilian world-legend architect Oscar Niemeyer was commissioned to design an international fairground in Tripoli , Lebanon's second-largest city.

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However, its construction was interrupted by the Lebanese Civil War and was never completed. The unfinished expo is one of many projects in Lebanon that were abandoned because of the war.

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However, Niemeyer's futuristic designs have served as an inspiration for architects in the northern city. Referred to as the Rachid Karami International Fair , or Maarad Rachid Karami, the expo welcomes many visitors, hosts events, and is relatively well-maintained.

#5 Mleeta War Museum

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This strange snd eerie war museum is located in the village of Mleeta in southern Lebanon. It mainly features different equipment and technology remnants of the 2006 war launched by the Israeli military against Lebanon.

#6 The Grudge

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Born out of spite, the Grudge (Al-Ba'sa) is the thinnest building in Beirut, and possibly all of Lebanon. An inheritance dispute between brothers led one of them to set up a building to wall off his brother's view of the sea and reduce the value of his property. A sibling rivalry taken too far...

#7 The Egg

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Built in 1965, The Egg is an unfinished movie theater that was abandoned because of the Lebanese Civil War . It was designed by the late modernist architect Joseph Philippe Karam as part of his Beirut City Center project.