The Grande Hotel Beira, Mozambique

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The Grande Hotel Beira was a luxurious hotel in Beira, Mozambique, serving as such from 1954 to 1963, after which it was used as military base in the Mozambican Civil War. It has since fallen into disuse, and is currently home to 3500 squatters, who have stripped the building of construction materials to provide a limited source of income. The exterior of the Grande Hotel was inspired by the Art Deco movement, which became the principal architectural style in Portugal during the 1930s and 1940s during the Estado Novo era.