Now, it is a scene of destruction. Through a gaping hole, wrecked homes can be seen across the street, their blown-out windows and doors leaving them equally exposed. Several of the neighbourhoods hardest hit by the blast, including Gemmayzeh, housed art galleries and boutiques, along with hip bars and restaurants. Their destruction dealt a devastating blow to a creative sector already beleaguered by Lebanon's worst economic crisis since the civil war.
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