Grand Serail of Beirut

The Grand Serail
السراي الكبير
The Serail Hill overlooking the Beirut central district
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Coordinates33°53′45″N 35°30′03″E / 33.895926°N 35.500934°E / 33.895926; 35.500934
Area39,700 m2
(427,000 sq ft; 9.8 acres)
Built1853
Built forOttoman army
Architectural style(s)Ottoman new order
Governing bodyDirectorate General of Antiquities
Location of The Grand Serail in Beirut
Grand Serail of Beirut (Lebanon)

The Grand Serail (Arabic: السراي الكبير, al-Sarāy al-Kabir; also known as the Government Palace) is the headquarters of the Prime Minister of Lebanon. It is situated atop a hill in downtown Beirut a few blocks away from the Lebanese Parliament building. The Grand Serail is a historic building, the most important of three Ottoman monuments on the Serail hill, the others being the Council for Development and Reconstruction and the Hamidiyyeh clock tower.

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