Rita Kabalan

Jun 23, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Rita Kabalan

Beirut, Lebanon - In 1963, 19-year-old Salim Daouk climbed 10 flights of stairs to check out the skeleton of a luxury apartment in a building he had heard a lot about. Smitten, he told his parents they had to buy it. The Yacoubian Building has stolen hearts for more than 60 years since, Beirutis loving its place on their Corniche, and its tenants never wanting to leave. Here are some of their odes to the Yacoubian.

Nov 6, 2023 | globalresearch.ca | Aina Khan |Rita Kabalan

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