June 17, 2011 - Beirut, Lebanon - Staircase of a giant concrete Egg, once a well loved cinema built in the 60's. Protected only by inertia on the part of wary foreign developers, it is scheduled for demolition to make way for a more profitable high-rise. Morphogenesis of the Green Line / Lebanese C

June 17, 2011 - Beirut, Lebanon - Staircase of a giant concrete Egg, once a well loved cinema built in the 60's. Protected only by inertia on the part of wary foreign developers, it is scheduled for demolition to make way for a more profitable high-rise. Morphogenesis of the Green Line / Lebanese C Stock Photo

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June 17, 2011 - Beirut, Lebanon - Staircase of a giant concrete Egg, once a well loved cinema built in the 60's. Protected only by inertia on the part of wary foreign developers, it is scheduled for demolition to make way for a more profitable high-rise. Morphogenesis of the Green Line / Lebanese Civil War 1975-1991.'' In Beirut the destruction took twenty one years, sixteen years of war plus five of demolition, and the reconstruction is expected to take thirty. The transition will last about two generations of inhabitants. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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