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The then-chic and now run-down famous Beirut edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subject of ''Spectrice (Yacoubian Building, Beirut)'' display and work of art<ref>[http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/marwan_rechmaoui_spectre.htm ''Spectre'' work of art, replica of the Yacoubian Beirut Building]</ref> commissioned in 2006-2008 and made of non-shrinking grout, aluminium, glass, fabric. |
The then-chic and now run-down famous Beirut edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subject of ''Spectrice (Yacoubian Building, Beirut)'' display and work of art<ref>[http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/marwan_rechmaoui_spectre.htm ''Spectre'' work of art, replica of the Yacoubian Beirut Building]</ref> commissioned in 2006-2008 and made of non-shrinking grout, aluminium, glass, fabric. |
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Beirut's Yacoubian Building is not to be confused with an equally important dominant edifice in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], called [[Yacoubian Building (Cairo)|Yacoubian Building]] |
Beirut's Yacoubian Building is not to be confused with an equally important dominant edifice in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], called [[Yacoubian Building (Cairo)|Yacoubian Building]] belonged to the Lebanese-Armenian businessman Hagop Yacoubian, from the same family. |
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Revision as of 14:03, 26 January 2022
The Yacoubian building is a prominent commercial and residential edifice in Beirut, Lebanon. The building is located in Caracas neighborhood of Ras Beirut,[1][2] in a prominent coastal strip of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The building belonged to a wealthy Lebanese Armenian named Yacoub Yacoubian.
The edifice is an enormous 10-story, double-bloc building with 140 flats. Unlike the colonial style of Cairo's Yacoubian Building, Beirut's counterpart comes shaped like a U-turn, copying the style of Le Corbusier.[3] The building was famous for hosting a great number of artists, including singer Fayza Ahmed and comedian Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy. One floor underground was the venue of a famous Beirut night club called The Venus. During the Lebanese Civil War, the Venus closed its doors and the Yacoubian building declined.[3]
The then-chic and now run-down famous Beirut edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subject of Spectrice (Yacoubian Building, Beirut) display and work of art[4] commissioned in 2006-2008 and made of non-shrinking grout, aluminium, glass, fabric.
Beirut's Yacoubian Building is not to be confused with an equally important dominant edifice in Cairo, Egypt, called Yacoubian Building belonged to the Lebanese-Armenian businessman Hagop Yacoubian, from the same family.
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