Résidence des pins
The Pine Residence, is the official residence of the French ambassador to Lebanon, situated in Beirut’s Horsh district. The residence is of notable historical significance, as it was from its porch that General Henri Gouraud proclaimed the establishment of the State of Greater Lebanon on 1 September 1920.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: Historical building and French embassy headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Pine Residence”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Beirut and Beirut Hippodrome.
National Museum of Beirut
Museum
Photo: Elie plus, Public domain.
The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. National Museum of Beirut is situated 620 metres east of Résidence des pins.
Beirut Hippodrome
Athletics track
Photo: Synaps commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is home to two hippodromes, a historic one from the Roman era and a modern one that was built in the late 19th century. Beirut Hippodrome is situated 320 metres east of Résidence des pins.
Horsh Beirut
Park
Horsh Beirut is an urban park in the heart of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut. The urban park is also known as Horsh El Snaubar. The park covers about 0.3 square kilometres of green space within municipal Beirut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jnah and Ashrafieh.
Jnah
Jnah is in Beirut. The Jnah is one of the luxurious residential districts of the Capital. Its name literally means "wing" due to its location along the southern border of Beirut, extending eastward from the sea to the reconstructed Sport City inland.Ashrafieh
Ashrafieh is in Beirut, it is one of Beirut's oldest and most charming districts and is considered an important tourist outlet in Beirut where a great number of restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs are located.
Beirut
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beirut is the capital city of Lebanon with a population of approximately 2.1 million people in its metropolitan area. The city is on a relatively small headland jutting into the east Mediterranean.
Résidence des pins
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.8772° or 33° 52′ 38″ northLongitude
35.50833° or 35° 30′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G5QVGG5+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 26361743OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3457733
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Résidence des pins” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الصنوبر”
- French: “Residence des Pins”
- French: “résidence des Pins”
- French: “Résidence des pins”
- French: “Résidence des Pins”
- Greek: “Παλάτι των Πεύκων”
- Hebrew: “מעון הארזים”
- Turkish: “Çam Konutu”
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