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Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
['Unesco World Heritage Centre']
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Brief synthesisThe Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli has been erected in Tripoli, the second largest city in Lebanon and the capital of the Northern Governorate, and was designed by Oscar Niemeyer between 1962-1967 and built until 1975.
IntegrityThe Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli covers an elliptical area corresponding to the limits of the fairground as it was built and contains all buildings designed by Niemeyer.
AuthenticityThe layout and almost all buildings of the Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli have been preserved according to Niemeyer’s design.
Protection and management requirementsThe Law N°274-10/03/2022 on the Reorganization of Rachid Karami International Fair is the main legal instrument that covers the property and includes basic protection mechanisms.
The systematic application of a Heritage Impact Assessment approach and related mechanisms provides the framework for ensuring compatible conservation, rehabilitation and reuse of the Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli.
['karami'
'rachid'
'structures'
'complex'
'fairtripoli'
'buildings'
'international'
'niemeyers'
'arab'
'fair']