 Jeita Grotto
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| ArchNet Site ID |
AS00013 |
| Location |
Jeita, Lebanon |
| Architect/Planner |
Dar El Handasah |
| Client |
Ministry of Public Works |
| Date |
1969 |
| Century |
20th |
| Decade |
1960s |
| Building Type |
landscape |
| Building Usage |
park |
| Project ID |
13 |
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This tourist complex provides access to an unusually beautiful underground environment. Jeita Grotto was discovered in 1958 and is located 18km northeast of Beirut. The complex comprises of a lower grotto with an underground river and upper galleries. The main work of the design was to create a S-shaped tunnel to provide a series of walkways that follow the contour of the site without disturbing the natural surroundings.
(Source: AKTC)
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