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For the Cairo, Egypt edifice of the same name, see Yacoubian Building (Cairo)

Yacoubian building, is a prominent commercial and residential edifice in Beirut, Lebanon, hosting some of the best-known commerces. The building is located in Caracas neighborhood of Ras Beirut,^[1] in a prominent coastal strip of the Lebanese capital. It belonged to the wealthy Armenian Yacoubian family.

The then-chic and now run-down famous Beirut edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subjet of Spectrice (Yacoubian Building, Beirut) display and work of art^[2] commissioned in 2006-2008 and made of non-shrinking grout, aluminium, glass, fabric.

This is not to be confused with an equally important dominant edifice in Cairo, Egypt, called Yacoubian Building belonging to Hagop Yacoubian.

References

[1] zad-Hye.com: Yacoubian Building in Beirut

[2] Spectre work of art, replica of the Yacoubian Beirut Building

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 :''For the Cairo, Egypt edifice of the same name, see'' [[Yacoubian Building (Cairo)]]
-Yacoubian building, is a prominent commercial and residential edifice<ref>[http://www.azad-hye.net/media/m1/yacoubian-building-beirut.jpg zad-Hye.com: Yacoubian Building in Beirut]</ref> in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], hosting some of the best-known commerces in a prominent coastal strip in Beirut. It belonged to the wealthy [[Armenian]] Yacoubian family.
+Yacoubian building, is a prominent commercial and residential edifice in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], hosting some of the best-known commerces. The building is located in Caracas neighborhood of Ras Beirut,<ref>[http://www.azad-hye.net/media/m1/yacoubian-building-beirut.jpg zad-Hye.com: Yacoubian Building in Beirut]</ref> in a prominent coastal strip of the Lebanese capital. It belonged to the wealthy [[Armenian]] Yacoubian family.
 The then-chic and now run-down famous Beirut edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subjet 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.