Der Uhrenturm ist zwar nicht aus der italienischen Zeit sondern er stammt noch von den Türken; lieber SPIEGEL.
Aber es ist tatsächlich wahr, dass in Tripolis zZt. wie wild renoviert wird. Wo vor nur wenigen Jahren noch der Bulldozer drübergefahren ist, damit das alte Gemäuer neuen Plattenbauten weichen kann findet offensichtlich ein Umdenken statt. Hoffentlich streicht man nicht nur die Fassaden sondern renoviert wirklich - die alten Gebäude sind es nämlich die, nicht nur für den Touristen, den Charme einer Stadt ausmachen :D
Im Ernst - ist mir gerade peinlich, kam aber wohl daher, dass ich gerade zur selben Zeit vom "Spiegel" was runtergeladen hat, was eben auch nicht ganz fehlerfrei war (dafür originell :D ).
LIBYA: TRIPOLI, URBAN PLAN WIPES OUT CITY'S PAST *** 30.09.2009 - ANSAmed
TRIPOLI - People are returning to the neighbourhood where they have worked for years and finding it isolated and guarded while bulldozers flatten the area. This is what is happening in Tripoli in the zone called Suq Al Thalat, where until a few days ago, there were hundreds of shops, which are now being wiped out in order to allow the implementation of an urban plan, which is transforming Libyàs capital into what many people have dubbed 'Dubai of the Mediterranean' ... mehr
LIBYA: GADDAFI STOPS DEMOLITION OF SOUK, PROMISES TO REBUILD 01.10.2009 - ANSAmed
TRIPOLI - Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has blocked work on the demolition of the old al Talat souk, on his return from the summit in Venezuela. The announcement was made during a speech on television. The demolition work on the souk - in an area where plans have been made to modernise the capital - had begun during the night of September 27, without the knowledge of the merchants. This led to protests on the part of the merchants, who were left with nowhere to do business. Gaddafi also promised that the souk would be rebuilt very shortly.