marlon brando, bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. bardot, even the great muhammed ali.to the finish and since the beginning. the beginning. here and this is a very special hotel. —— phoenician. who was based in beirut before the war. wow! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. permanent resident of the hotel. part of the columns of the phoenicians. you are part of the furniture? part of the furniture! part of the fabric of the whole hotel! hotel! strategic point because of its size and downtown location. and downtown location. by next big phoenician when it was destroyed. destroyed. by this and i couldn't believe my eyes, why this plant is alive. eyes, why this plant is alive. in front of this hotel who was dead. front of this hotel who was dead. dust and debris from the city's reputation. reputation. this is nice, what have you brought me to release? you brought me to release? but at night time it completely changes. changes. number of and restaurants so it is quite buzzing. a nice sort of place. perception is a country that his war—torn and is full

i mean, they've got marlon brando, there's bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. the phoenicia since the beginning. we used to do fashion shows here, and this is a very special hotel. mona ross is an international model who was based in beirut before the war. wow! mona ross! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? today, a generation of young lebanese are determined to shake the dust and debris from the city's reputation. this is nice. where have you brought me to, lisa? so, we'

i mean, they've got marlon brando, there's bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? and it's the night life that's really putting beirut back on the map. the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues, hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musicalforms. i said "i'm going to get a place where you have extremes, there could be classical music and then something that is totally punk or very kitsch." i always like to mix things t