The crypt museum under St. George Cathedral in Beirut

(MSNBC) - People look down at a crypt museum, set to open for the public on Jan. 3, 2011, at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut, Dec. 27, 2010. Eight layers of occupation from the Hellenistic period to the present, including the remains of five, possibly six successive churches were found during the excavation process, conducted by the Archaelogical Museum of the American University of Beirut, and the ruins are being preserved in the crypt museum.