Churches (Syria)

Accession Number F01134
Collection type Film
Measurement 53 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, Beirut Tripoli Area
Date made 1941
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Standing high on the extreme point of one of the coastal mountains between Beirut and Tripoli is the Church of Lady of Lebanon or sometimes known as the great Madonna. The church acts as a 50 feet base for a 27 feet high statue of Our Lady standing 2,000 feet above sea level.

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