MIDDLE EAST
Sleeping beauties: artist revives Lebanon’s abandoned historic buildings
15:51 November 02, 2018 Reuters
Dotted with bullet holes and scarred by war, a once iconic hotel in Lebanon abandoned for more than 40 years is coming back to life through the paintings of an artist on a mission to revive the memories of its glorious past. British artist Tom Young studies the history of abandoned buildings in Lebanon, many of which still carry marks that serve as reminders of the country's civil war.