Palace & château
Fakhreddine Palace
🇱🇧 Lebanon · 17th century
Fakhreddine II Palace is a 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar, Chouf District, Lebanon. It was built by Emir Fakhr-al-Din II in the early 17th century. It houses the Marie Baz Museum, a wax work museum.
Text adapted from “Fakhreddine Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fakhreddine Palace ranks #5,309 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 17 mapped in Lebanon. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Beirut, 22 km away. It is one of the 114 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Lebanon compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fakhreddine Palace?
Fakhreddine Palace stands in Lebanon, at 33.69789°, 35.5655°.
When was Fakhreddine Palace built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fakhreddine Palace?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,309 of 8,133 worldwide, and #11 in Lebanon. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fakhreddine Palace?
Beiteddine Palace, about 1 km away.
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