The Yacoubian building is a commercial and residential edifice in Beirut, Lebanon.
[3] The building was famous for hosting a number of artists, including singer Fayza Ahmed and comedian Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy.
One floor underground was the venue of a night club called The Venus.
During the Lebanese Civil War, the Venus closed its doors and the Yacoubian building declined.
[3] The then-chic and now run-down edifice is a metaphor of Beirut's old architectural heritage and is subject of Spectrice (Yacoubian Building, Beirut) display and work of art[4] commissioned in 2006-08 and made of non-shrinking grout, aluminium, glass, fabric.