In 1924, architects created a modern house for a wealthy family in Beirut, Lebanon. People called it the Yellow House. The building was well known for its unusual style. But after 1975, when a civil war struck Beirut, the Yellow House became known for another reason. The building stood at the intersection of what was known as the city’s Green Line.” The line divided the warring parties of east and west Beirut. Its location made the Yellow House perfect for people who wanted to look over the city and kill others. Snipers took over the house. “It went from an avant-garde, innovative presence in the city to become a tool for killing, a murderous house,” explained Youssef Haidar. He is the architect responsible for renovating the building, which is now called Beit Beirut or Beirut House. The building will re-open to the public in September. This time, it will be a “memory museum.”
Title: A Home for Killers Is Now a Museum
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/house_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='A Home for Killers Is Now a Museum' data-article-id='1694'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10917'>In 1924, architects created a modern house for a wealthy family in Beirut, Lebanon.</span> <span data-start-time='10917' data-end-time='15125'>People called it the Yellow House.</span> <span data-start-time='15125' data-end-time='20542'>The building was well known for its unusual style.</span> <span data-start-time='20542' data-end-time='32250'>But after 1975, when a civil war struck Beirut, the Yellow House became known for another reason.</span> <span data-start-time='32250' data-end-time='40771'>The building stood at the intersection of what was known as the city’s Green Line.”</span> <span data-start-time='40771' data-end-time='47729'>The line divided the warring parties of east and west Beirut.</span> <span data-start-time='47729' data-end-time='57688'>Its location made the Yellow House perfect for people who wanted to look over the city and kill others.</span> <span data-start-time='57688' data-end-time='61375'>Snipers took over the house.</span> <span data-start-time='61375' data-end-time='74917'>“It went from an avant-garde, innovative presence in the city to become a tool for killing, a murderous house,” explained Youssef Haidar.</span> <span data-start-time='74917' data-end-time='86271'>He is the architect responsible for renovating the building, which is now called Beit Beirut or Beirut House.</span> <span data-start-time='86271' data-end-time='91625'>The building will re-open to the public in September.</span> <span data-start-time='91625' data-end-time='96250'>This time, it will be a “memory museum.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/home_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6658 data-hint-location='74917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/what_does_architect_mean.m4a'>What does architect mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who designs buildings'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/a_person_who_designs_buildings.m4a'><span>a person who designs buildings</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/to_make_changes.m4a'><span>to make changes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/using_new_ideas.m4a'><span>using new ideas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/a_hidden_place.m4a'><span>a hidden place</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6659 data-hint-location='57688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/who_took_over_the_house.m4a'>Who took over the house?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='snipers'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/squatters.m4a'><span>squatters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/snipers.m4a'><span>snipers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/king.m4a'><span>king</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/soldiers.m4a'><span>soldiers</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6660 data-hint-location='91625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/the_yellow_house_will_become_a__blank_.m4a'>The Yellow House will become a <span class='blank'>memory museum</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='memory museum'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/condemned.m4a'><span>condemned</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/war_zone.m4a'><span>war zone</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/memory_museum.m4a'><span>memory museum</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1196/national_landmark.m4a'><span>national landmark</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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