Baabda Palace

His Excellency Lebanese President Michel Suleiman (2008–2014) meeting with U.K. Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt in Baabda Palace, 14 July 2010.

Baabda Palace (French: Palais Présidentiel de Baabda), (Arabic: قصر بعبدا‎) is the official residence of the President of Lebanon. The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda overlooking the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The first President to reside in it was President Charles Helou.[1][2]

Ministerial meetings

The Baabda palace is surrounded by the Ministry of Defense and various other military posts. It started hosting ministerial meetings[3][4] every other week after the usual venue of the ministerial meetings was abandoned due to security reasons in mid-2005. Now, the ministerial meetings are held in alternating order at Baabda Palace and the Grand Serail.

References

  1. ↑ "CHARLES HELOU – Prestige Magazine". 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Historical View". www.presidency.gov.lb. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Higher Defense Council stresses need to preserve civil peace". www.lbcgroup.tv. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Berri Backs Baabda Palace Deal as Wage Hike Fails to See Light". www.naharnet.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

Coordinates: 33°50′30″N 35°32′22″E / 33.84167°N 35.53944°E / 33.84167; 35.53944

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