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Rue Weygand is a street in Beirut's Central Business District. Originally, the street was named Rue Nouvelle as it was a new thoroughfare constructed as part of a modernization plan in 1915.〔Kassir, Debevoise, and Fisk. ''Beirut'', page 281〕 Upon its completion, the street was renamed after Maxime Weygand, the High Commissioner of French-mandated Syria and Lebanon who served from 19 April 1923 – 29 November 1924. Jean Lauffray, the French archeologist, revealed that Rue Weygand followed the ancient Roman decumanus.〔Mannheim, Ivan. ''Syria & Lebanon Handbook: the Travel Guide'', page〕〔Mannheim, Ivan. ''Syria & Lebanon Handbook: the Travel Guide'', page 45〕 While Roman and Byzantine mosaic floors have been found, the street predates the Roman Empire as archeological digs have also uncovered evidence that the street was a commercial hub even prior to the Hellenization of Phoenicia.〔Mannheim, Ivan. ''Syria & Lebanon Handbook: the Travel Guide'', page〕 Prior to the war, the number 2 tram ran from Gare du Phare to Rue de Damas via Rue Weygand.〔http://www.flickr.com/photos/26601689@N02/5497070749/〕 Rue Weygand is a one-way street that runs east-west, beginning at Boulevard George Haddad and turning into Rue Georges Picot that cuts through the Jewish quarter of Wadi Abu Jamil.〔Kassir, Debevoise, and Fisk. ''Beirut'', page 285〕 The Municipality of Beirut is located on the street along with exclusive designer shops and hotels, such as Le Gray.〔http://www.campbellgrayhotels.com/le-gray-beirut/location.html?lang=EN#/le-gray-beirut/location〕 The Beirut Souks are also located on Rue Weygand. ==In Literature== *''The Arms of the Mantis'' by Robert Charles :"Sam Terrell was at that moment prowling the rooftop of a high rise building on the Rue Weygand." *''The Man in the Middle'' by Hugh Atkinson :"Lawrence turned right into the Rue Weygand, changed down and accelerated past a crawl of Mercedes, Buicks and Cadillacs." *''Redemption: A Novel of War in Lebanon'' by Liston Pope :"Ligury turned left on Rue Weygand, approaching the center." *''The Song of the Goldencocks'' by Margaret Donnelly :"The taxi drove him around blocks and piles of collapsing buildings, then back to Rue Weygand, because Hamid wanted to show him a few archeological excavations that he pointed to, explaining, “Omari Grand Mosque, built over Roman temple..." *''The Tiller of Waters'' by Hoda Barakat :"I went out to Rue Maarad, thinking I would go as far as Rue Weygand and from there would go home to plant the shoots before they could wilt." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rue Weygand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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