Tunisian brutalist landmark faces wrecking ball, sparking outcry

Tunisia’s iconic Hotel du Lac, a brutalist masterpiece designed by Raffaele Contigiani, faces demolition despite calls from architects and historians to preserve it as a cultural heritage site. Owned by a Libyan investment fund since 2010, plans for a new luxury hotel have sparked outrage among preservationists, who argue the original structure represents an important era in Tunisia’s architectural history.

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