3-568: Sursock Palace (French: Palais Sursock ), is a residence located on Rue Sursock in the city of Beirut , Lebanon. The palace, which was completed in 1860 by Moïse Sursock, was owned by Lady Cochrane Sursock , an advocate of preserving historic buildings in Lebanon. The palace, a symbol of the Sursock family 's history, is located on Sursock Street, in the Rmeil district of Beirut. Sursock House
6-660: Is a historic street in the Rmeil district of Beirut in Lebanon . Named after one of Beirut's most prominent families, the Sursock family , the street is home to many of Beirut's beautiful historic mansions that were built in the 18th and 19th centuries by aristocratic families, such as the Sursock and Bustros families. A large gate used to close down Rue Sursock at 10 pm, and this tradition remained until 1945. There used to be more than thirty mansions and villas on Rue Sursock, but most of them were replaced with modern apartment buildings. The Palais de Bustros ( Bustros Palace )
9-648: Is surrounded by gardens. The palace faces the Sursock Museum , a villa from 1912 that was bequeathed to the city of Beirut by Nicolas Sursock and became a museum in 1961. After the Lebanese Civil War , it took 20 years to restore the palace before it reopened in 2010. It was damaged during the 2020 Beirut explosions , but there are plans to rebuild the palace. 33°53′36″N 35°31′03″E / 33.8934°N 35.5175°E / 33.8934; 35.5175 Rue Sursock Rue Sursock
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