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The '''Yacoubian building''' is a prominent commercial and residential edifice in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. 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><ref>[https://secure.flickr.com/photos/bludvigs/4790571759/ Photo of The Yacoubian Building, Beirut] on flickr</ref> in a prominent coastal strip of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The building belonged to a wealthy [[Armenians in Lebanon|Lebanese Armenian]] named Yacoub Yacoubian. |
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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]]. |
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]].<ref name="TDS2006">[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/Nov/11/Beiruts-real-life-version-of-The-Yacoubian-Building.ashx Beirut's real-life version of 'The Yacoubian Building'] By John Ehab, [[The Daily Star (Lebanon)]] November 11, 2006</ref> |
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| ⚫ | 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.<ref name="TDS2006"/> |
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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 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. |
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. |
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Revision as of 09:58, 24 April 2013
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 subjet 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 belonging to Hagop Yacoubian.
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33°53′43″N 35°28′24″E / 33.89528°N 35.47333°E
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