St. Georges Hotel in Beirut , Lebanon is a landmark building built in the late 1920s . Parisian architect Auguste Perret came to Beirut to design the building with Antoine Tabet . The building was severely damaged during the Lebanon 's civil war . In recent years towering buildings and marina development have gained supremacy over it . The blast that killed Rafik Hariri in 2005 seriously damaged the building and a bronze statue of him is nearby . The building was being restored at the time of the assassination . Work to renovate and reopen the hotel has since stalled in a dispute with Solidere , and the hotel has remained closed
blast that killed
Assassination of Rafic Hariri
St. Georges Hotel, Beirut