page_title: Martyrs' Square, Beirut
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Martyrs' Square, Beirut / Overview
caption_attribution_description: now, virgin mega store. off martyr's square, beirut, lebanon.
context_page_description: Martyrs' Square, historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons", is the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon.
  Like Martyr's Square in Damascus, it is named after the 6 May 1916 executions ordered by Djemal Pasha during World War I.
context_section_description: In 1931, the historic square took its name to commemorate the martyrs executed there under Ottoman rule. In the 1950s the square became a popular venue for cinemas and coffee-houses. During the Lebanese Civil War, it was part of the demarcation line that divided the city in half.
caption: The "Old Opera House" on Martyrs' Square
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