HAUNTED LEBANESE HOTEL
Perched on a hill in a village in Mount Lebanon, Al Aamirya Hotel stands witness to prosperous times this country once knew. Built in the Fifties by Qaysar Amer, a renowned fireworks and toys merchant, the building comprised a hotel, administrative quarters, cinema and church. It quickly became one of the most famous tourist attractions until the start of the civil war in 1975, when it was abandoned, like many other buildings.
Used by militias, refugees and others, it became a derelict ruin where many experienced paranormal events that shook them to the core. I explored the building in 2011, before helping a friend out with their graduation senior movie project, which was using the building as a setting. There was something scary about every room, hallway, staircase, old mosaics, and cinema… Underground vaults led to a grotto only accessible by an old rusty ladder that no one ever took downstairs. The cross on the church
