Beiteddine Palace

Beiteddine (Arabic قصر بيت الدين, DMG Qasr Baytu d- Dini; Pausa in Qasr Bayt ad - Dīn; Lebanese - Arabic Qasr Bēt ed -Din Palace " house of religion" ' ) is an Ottoman palace near the homonymous village in the Chouf Mountains of Lebanon. It is located about 40 km southeast of Beirut, near Deir al - Qamar.

Description

In its construction, the palace resembles the Azim Palace in Damascus. When you enter the palace, one first reaches the large parade ground. This is surrounded by stables and storage rooms. The representative rooms, the Emir Bechir II and his successors took advantage of to govern and for audiences, are located here. Behind the public buildings is the Harem, the private sector of the Emir. Here are the apartments for the women as well as a feature-packed oriental bathroom. All the main rooms of the palace are decorated with painted wooden ceilings, mosaics and arcades.

History

Emir Bechir II (1788-1840) had the palace built in the style of oriental architecture of the 19th century. Craftsmen from Damascus and Aleppo as well as architects from Italy needed more than 30 years for completion. Since the independence of Lebanon in 1943, the palace serves as the summer residence of the Lebanese president. Here is now also an annual music festival. 2010, for example, Max Raabe occurred there.