CHURCHES

The large Greek Orthodox community in the city surrounds its churches with special care. The one dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Filasteen Street) has a beautiful marble decorated iconostasis (th century). St. Nicholas Church, Mayssaloun Street, houses a collection of th and th century Syrian icons as well as an ebony throne (th century). See also the Latin Church, the oldest in the city, only look, the interior has been completely renovated (open from to every day, at the corner of Yarmouk and Baghdad streets.)