worshippers from the neighboring Ain el Remmaneh Christian suburb. On Badaro street, the famous Notre Dame des Anges Roman Catholic church has a very nice mosaic façade and is a reminiscence of the pre-civil war Lebanon, when Badaro was the preferred neighborhood of the many French nationals settled in Lebanon. Across Badaro street, one of the few Protestant churches in the country is attended mostly by the very small Lebanese Protestant community. The Sunday mass of the beautiful Franciscan convent adjacent to the Hippodrome is attended by dozens of Ethiopian domestic women workers. The scene with its chants and prayers in Amharic can be watched from the street and is quite fascinating, especially that these Tewahedo Orthodox Ethiopian worshippers are fully covered by white veils. The street adjacent to the Hippodrome is home to four schools: College Louise Wegman un upscale secular secondary school, College Saint Sauveur which is associated with the Jesuit Jamhour college, the Syrian Catholic Lycée du Musée and the Franciscan school. Across Sami el Solh, the semi tubular Notre Dame church of "College des Frères de la Salle" dominates the Avenue. Economy In addition to its dozens of cafes, bars,restaurants and urban design hotel The Smallville Hotel, the main attractions of Badaro are its two outstanding museums: the National Museum of Beirut and the Mineral Museum (MIM). Jogging or walking in the 75 acres pine forest also known as Horsh Beirut is also a must. Badaro is one of Beirut's main business districts; Many corporate headquarters are located on Sami el Solh Avenue and, on the section of Pierre Gemayel avenue bordering the Badaro area, many high rise office towers were built after 2006, with some of the towers serving as headquarters to major banks. Moreover, Badaro is the very heart of Lebanon judicial and legal activity and is home to the Ministry of Justice, the Beirut Courts and the vast majority of the country's law firms. The neighborhood thrives on local residents, day-trippers, party animals, office and law firm employees and many expatriates. Thanks to the infrastructure works executed by the municipality of Beirut (sidewalks, roads, lighting) and the fact that many shops, cafes and bars are open until late in the night, Badaro has become, especially after 2014, one of Beirut's most secure districts. Unlike other areas of Beirut such as Gemmayzeh or Mar Mikhael, the rebirth of Badaro is not a process of