TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- The hissing of a water hose spraying the ground reverberates around the walls of the dimly lit Empire Cinema in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli. From the floor of a paint-chipped room that was once a ticket office, a man sorts through rusty bolts and screws, while in the adjacent foyer, a woman sweeps dust off a mirror.The person leading the restoration efforts is 35-year-old actor and director Kassem Istanbouli, known for his theater work throughout Lebanon.Several days a week, his team — which includes a Syrian, a Palestinian, a Lebanese and a Bangladeshi — drives three hours from their homes in the country’s south to work on the space, built in the early 1940s but abandoned for decades.The restoration project launched last month is the first of its kind in hardscrabble Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city more often known in recent years for sectarian and other violence.“What we are trying to say is that Tripoli is a city of culture and art,” Istanbouli said.
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READ MORE: Flight attendant warns of item elderly travellers 'always forget'"I wish I could say, but it's part of my job to keep it a secret," Mohammed explained. Privacy is the most important thing for VIP guests, such as politicians or celebrities, and one of the qualities they value the most in a hotel. The butler explained: "The guests don't want to see you the whole day.
"But if they need anything, of course, you need to be close. "The Grand Riad hotel is designed as a traditional riad home. A riad is a type of Moroccan property with an interior garden or courtyard.
It is often associated with palace architecture. The second floor of a riad is designed as a private floor for the residents or guests. Mohammed explained: "We have the mashrabiya, to keep your privacy.
"You can see what's going on outside without being seen. "The butler explained Moroccan architecture always include a mashrabiya "because in the past men were really jealous about their wives". "It's really wonderful, especially in the morning when you open the window," he said.
Mashrabiyas are wooden screens that once masked the exteriors of buildings. They symbolise the legendary mystery of the Orient and they were mainly used to protect privacy. Mohammed added that as a butler something he never does "is touching the carpet or the curtains".
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