{"id":58633,"date":"2019-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=58633"},"modified":"2024-02-12T06:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:21:49","slug":"the-egg-7-reasons-why-you-should-visit-now-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/58633\/the-egg-7-reasons-why-you-should-visit-now-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Egg: 7 Reasons Why You Should Visit Now More Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"The egg shaped structure that once merely dominated Downtown Beirut\u2019s skyline has found a new purpose and is now a revolutionary landmark. Here are a few reasons why you need to partake in the Egg-upation!<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>1. The Egg or The Dome is a monument that has withstood the test of time<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58633.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  In the 1960s, Joseph Philipe Karam built The Egg that housed a cinema. After surviving the civil war, the war-scarred ruin was left untouched and unrestored.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>2. Activists fought for it to hatch (pun intended)<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B36dU3YFsVW\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  In 2011, the building was under threat of demolishment, but activists pushed to save and preserve this historical structural. Attempts at renovating The Egg by many architects (like Bernard Khoury) didn\u2019t come to fruition. <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>3. It was open to the public in 2018<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BorpekXlbab\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  In October 2018, contemporary artist Saint Hoax hosted a solo exhibition in the Egg, giving people access to a long shut down space.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>4. The Egg is finally being reclaimed as public space<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3zFlg-lFgD\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  With protests continuing in the Downtown area, The Egg slowly came back into sight. Protestors climbed up to the roof for an unparalleled view of the revolution.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>5. It quickly grew to become the home of cultural activities<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Professors are holding lectures and discussions around the theme of revolution in The Egg till the evening. Join in! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B6?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646_\u064a\u0646\u062a\u0641\u0636<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3dcMM3IVm\">pic.twitter.com\/h3dcMM3IVm<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeirutCityGuide\/status\/1186996383628304384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Over a week into the revolution, The Egg is now hosting classes, lectures, and discussions around the theme of revolutions. It started with AUB faculty organizing public teach-ins about revolution, democracy, and youth movements. Former Lebanese Labour minister and academic Dr. Charbel Nahhas gave a talk on Capitalism, Crisis, Commons.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Large crowds show up for a rousing speech by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharbelNahas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharbelNahas<\/a> at the Egg. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B6?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646_\u064a\u0646\u062a\u0642\u0636<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LebaneseProtests?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LebaneseProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2B75W780tP\">pic.twitter.com\/2B75W780tP<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Tamara Qiblawi (@tamaraqiblawi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamaraqiblawi\/status\/1187355938107396096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCharbelNahas%2Fvideos%2F1243414722504153%2F&#038;show_text=0&#038;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>6. The Egg is now home to techno raves<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3-BPKllP55\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  Protestors are organizing impromptu techno parties as a form of protest and frustration. Join in!<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <b>7. The Egg is finally a cinema again<\/b><br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10217684751925184%26set%3Da.3201720836531%26type%3D3&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"535\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  An egg \u201cthat hatched the new social order\u201d is finally a cinema again. Activists are screening Lebanese films that have long been censored by the government.<br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  See you there!<br \/> <br \/> 1    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The egg shaped structure that once merely dominated Downtown Beirut\u2019s skyline has found a new purpose and is now a revolutionary landmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":623887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[191],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-58633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","tag-things-to-do"],"authorship":[108],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Egg: 7 Reasons Why You Should Visit Now More Than Ever<\/title>\n<meta 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