Art in the Streets

I would like to write about buildings. We have three model designs:

Firstly, the old buildings built in the old city of Tripoli come from the Turkish period. The most important Turkish design is Saria Hamra Castle. It is a Roman building. They used some of old Roman columns to build the castle.

Secondly, some old buildings were built in the period of the Italian occupation like Omar Al Moktar Street, and 24 December Street.

Thirdly, modern buildings use new architectural designs, such as the high buildings, towers and shops. But we don’t have skyscrapers - maybe in future we will have them.

The problem in Libya there is no standard government architecture design. This causes an untidy view because we can see high buildings behind low buildings, different colours of paint and different designs of facade. It is very important to have a scenic view. We don’t have many gardens but we hope to increase this in the future.

After the revolution we saw drawing (graffiti) on the walls of the streets. We like it, because reflects the opinion of the revolutionaries. I hope in future the government will design buildings to make Tripoli like her name "Bride of Sea".

Written by: Rania