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Decaying: The swimming pool area of the former five-star Ducor hotel in Monrovia, Liberia. In 2011, there were plans for a Libyan company to renovate it but civil war thwarted this attempt. Photo: Mark Fischer/Flickr
DUCOR HOTEL

Liberia’s abandoned hotel stands as a symbol of a haunted past

When it opened its doors in 1960, the Ducor was one of a few five-star hotels in Africa, boasting a night club and air-conditioned rooms, according to travel guides

  • Emmet Livingstone
4 min read