#Sanayeh_Garden : The #privatization of public spaces
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A large crowd gathered on Sunday to participate to the Grand opening of the renovated Sanayeh Park in #Beirut, Lebanon on June 1, 2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) A large crowd gathered on Sunday to participate to the Grand opening of the renovated Sanayeh Park in Beirut, Lebanon on June 1, 2014. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
After two years of hype and $US 2.5 million spent on renovation, Sanayeh Garden, one of the oldest and largest public spaces in Beirut, finally opened last weekend. Rather than offering a modest solution to the desperate desire for green, inclusive spaces in the city, the result is a growing conflict over the essence of public spaces, as well as what constitutes acceptable behaviors within them. (...)