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The struggle to save Sursock Palace after Beirut blast


The struggle to save Sursock Palace after Beirut blast
Updated / Sunday, 2 May 2021
07:00
Furniture and artworks were damaged in the Sursock Palace after the Beirut port explosion
The palace owned by the Lebanese and Anglo-Irish family, the Sursock Cochranes, suffered extensive damage to its building and artwork during the Beirut port blast last August, writes Hannah McCarthy.
The damage, caused by the 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate which ignited last August at the port, has placed an enormous burden on a population of Beirut that was already struggling with economic and political meltdown.
Since 2019, when the economic situation in the country quickly deteriorated, Lebanese banks have imposed strict capital controls on their customers. As a result, the majority of the population (those without high-level political connections) have only been able to withdraw the equivalent of a few hundred dollars from their accounts, even after the port blast, which le ....

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Beirut Fund Launched to Save Lebanon's Heritage


One of many grand residences built by the family during Ottoman times, Sursock Palace was completed in 1860 and later became the home of Lady Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, the late philanthropist, art and historic architecture advocate who passed away not long after the blast. It was her wish that Lebanon’s grand heritage survive for future generations.
“We’ve conserved the house against the weather and rain with a temporary roof, supported all the masonry that was at risk and luckily now everything is secure. There’s no rain getting into the palace and the windows and doors have been blocked with vinyl,” Roderick Sursock Cochrane told The Daily Star. “In the meantime we’re trying to raise money for the maintenance, construction and restoration of the house, both masonry and interiors, which is taking a lot of time unfortunately.” ....

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