Beyrouth, je t'aime.

56 photographs of Beirut, the Beirut I love

Now on display in a new gallery on my website.

The presentation text Living in and loving Beirut was written by

French writer, journalist and photographer David Hury

Living in and loving Beirut

A smoking hookah, a beat-up car, concrete everywhere, colourful plants, the aroma of coffee, idle cranes, sprawling trees, declarations of love plastered on its walls… Wandering the streets of this city is like a journey to another world. A world of chaos and beauty, of fawda and generosity, of violence and human warmth.

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about David Hury

David Hury is based in Paris, with a home in Normandy and his heart in Beirut.

Photographer, novelist and journalist, he works wherever takes his fancy.

He recently published a sequel to his first crime novel (Beirut Forever, Editions Liana Levi, Paris 2025), Beirut Paradise (Editions Liana Levi, Paris 2026).

Beirut Forever was awarded the 2025 Prix Noir de l’Histoire

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Archive : Architecture 4/4.

Le Jeu de Paume is an art centre for modern and postmodern photography and media. It is located in the north corner (west side) of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

The rectangular building was constructed in 1861 during the reign of Napoleon III.

The building has been renovated from 1989 by French architect Antoine Stinco, resulting in about 1180 square metres (12,700 square feet) of exhibition space spread across three floors.

In 2004, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Centre National de la Photographie and Patrimoine Photographique merged to form the Association de Préfiguration for the Etablissement Public (EPIC) Jeu de Paume. It has since developed into a centre for modern and postmodern photography and media.

The following pictures where taken in November 2005.

Archive : Architecture 3/4.

Bank Audi Plaza Headquarters is located in the Beirut Central District (Lebanon) and was designed by the British architect Kevin Dash and the Lebanese JEM Arch architect office.

The building is composed of four blocks of five floors and three basements, for an approximate area of

32 000 Sqm.

The following pictures where taken in March 2005.