Moussa Castle

33°42′02″N 35°35′01″E / 33.700515°N 35.583613°E / 33.700515; 35.583613

Moussa Castle (

Deir el Qamar and Beit ed-Dine in Lebanon

The 3,500 sq m (37,673 sq ft) castle was built by Moussa Abdel Karim Al Maamari, and was opened to the public in 1969.^[1]

History

It is the life work of a Lebanese visionary, requiring 60 years of dedicated hard-work to finish.

Deir El Qamar. His idea of building a castle began when he was only 14 years old, inspired by the Middle Ages.^[3]

Ridiculed by his teacher "Anwar" and mocked by his classmates, he left school and travelled to Saida on foot where he worked with his uncle on restoring Saida's fortress. He was later assigned by the Emir

Beshara Khalil Al Khoury

in September 1951. It was then that he began work on his own construction and bought a suitable piece of land. The foundation stone was laid in 1962, and completed with the help of his wife.

References

^ "The man who built his dream castle". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
^ Moussa Castle official website
^ "The Interesting Story Behind Moussa Castle". February 27, 2018 – via the961.com.

External links

Moussa Castle official website

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[1] "The man who built his dream castle". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

[MCWS-2] Moussa Castle official website

[3] "The Interesting Story Behind Moussa Castle". February 27, 2018 – via the961.com.

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