Situated in the Manara neighbourhood of Beirut, the skinny building is known by locals as ‘al-Ba`sa’, which loosely means “the Grudge” in Arabic. It is 2 feet wide at its narrowest point, 14 feet at its widest, and was built in 1954 after the owner reportedly received a less favourable plot of land than his brother and wanted revenge by way of inconvenience.

The unique story has been picked up by media outlets across the world, with International Business Times covering it, and The Guardian including it on a list titled “Spite buildings: when human grudges get architectural”.

The Grudge was also fittingly designed by two brothers, the architects Salah and Fawzi Itani. Rishani tried to contact the family who supposedly owned the property at the time she wrote her essay but was unable to reach them. Today, it is not now known who owns the building.