Saving a Site of Civil War
René Ammann | 6. april 2026
Hallak's conservation efforts saw the Barakat Building turned into Beit Beirut, “a museum that serves as the city’s only war memorial.” (Photo: Onceinawhile/Wikimedia Commons)
Number of years Lebanese architect Mona Hallak fought to save Beit Beirut—previously called the Barakat Building, the Yellow House, and the Building of Death—a historic, 102-year-old building in the Lebanese capital of Beirut that survived the 15-year-long Lebanese Civil War and, as war returns to Lebanon, “stands as a reminder that this city has been here before”: 23
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