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(58 km from Beirut) -
Outdoor museum
The town of Rachana, south of Tripoli is a "Museum Village" that comes to
life with modern sculpture made of wood, stone, granite, or metal.
The credit for this unusual site goes to three brothers, Michel, Alfred
and Yussef Basbous, prolific and creative artists who turned their
hometown into a true artist workshop that is visited by many tourists
every year.
Michel built himself an unusual house using only waste materials for the
construction. Upon his death, the building was converted into Yussef's
studio. This true family tradition is destined to continue thanks to
the sculptors' children who had already had a chance to prove themselves
in the original art of their fathers with their own distinctive
personalities.
The place is worth visiting.
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