60 Seconds on Earth: Working to save a piece of Lebanese history

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese artists have turned an abandoned villa into art studios. They call it "Mansion." It won't save the world, but it's giving a new lease on life to a historic home in Beirut.

60 Seconds on Earth: Of Mansions and Art in Lebanon from GlobalPost.

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