- Phoenicia Hotel
Infobox hotel
hotel_name = Phoenicia InterContinental Beirut
location =Beirut ,Lebanon
opening_date = 1953
architect =Edward Durell Stone
number_of_restaurants = 7
number_of_rooms = 418
number_of_suites = 44
parking = yes
website = [http://www.phoenicia-ic.com/index.php www.phoenicia-ic.com] The Phoenicia InterContinental Beirut is a 5 star hotel located inBeirut ,Lebanon . It is located near the "Corniche" or boardwalk and a few minutes from the downtown area, and the business/banking district and just a few kilometers fromBeirut Rafic Hariri International Airport ). [cite web
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title = InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut
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url = http://www.lebanon-hotels.com/hotel/intercontinental-phoenicia/
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accessdate = 2008-06-29 ]History
The Phoenicia was built by the Lebanese businessman Najib Salha, who founded "La Société des Grands Hotels du Liban", and was designed by the American architect
Edward Durell Stone . The hotel had a influence onMiddle Eastern architecture because of its high ceilings, sweeping staircases and palatial pillars. [cite web
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accessdate = 2008-06-29 ] The hotel opened in December 1961. It had 600 rooms and suites, shops, a few restaurants and a swimming pool with a bar. [ [http://www.phoenicia-ic.com/history.php?sp=hist www.phoenicia-ic.com] , InterContinental Phoenicia Website. URL accessed on June 8, 2008.]Because of the
Lebanese Civil War and over a decade of violence and instability, the hotel became a battleground. It was forced to close and was abandoned. In the late 1990s, Mazen and Marwan Salha, who were members of the board of directors of "La Société des Grands Hotels du Liban", decided to rebuild the hotel. In March, 2000 it went through a big restoration project in which is was modernized.References
External Links
[http://www.phoenicia-ic.com Official website]
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