former guests include the late shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, American aviator Charles Lindbergh, American jazz trumpeter Dizzie Gillespie and former French president Jacques Chirac. AP
The exterior of the five-star Le Bristol Hotel in west Beirut’s Hamra. The hotel was forced to close for this first time since it's opening in 1951 due to the worst financial crunch since the 1975-1990 civil war and a nationwide lockdown since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
Designed by French interior designer Jean Royere, Le Bristol boasts the oldest ballroom in Beirut and once housed Lebanon's first ever skating rink before it was turned into a conference room. AP
former guests include the late shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, American aviator Charles Lindbergh, American jazz trumpeter Dizzie Gillespie and former French president Jacques Chirac. AP
The exterior of the five-star Le Bristol Hotel in west Beirut’s Hamra. The hotel was forced to close for this first time since it's opening in 1951 due to the worst financial crunch since the 1975-1990 civil war and a nationwide lockdown since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
Designed by French interior designer Jean Royere, Le Bristol boasts the oldest ballroom in Beirut and once housed Lebanon's first ever skating rink before it was turned into a conference room. AP
former guests include the late shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, American aviator Charles Lindbergh, American jazz trumpeter Dizzie Gillespie and former French president Jacques Chirac. AP
Coronavirus: Landmark Lebanese hotel closes doors after almost 70 years
Le Bristol in Beirut was once famous for its ballroom parties and high-society guests