The Walled Off Hotel is a boutique hotel designed by English-based street artist Banksy. The hotel was established in 2017 and is located in Bethlehem a city in the West Bank, Palestine.
The hotel was originally intended as a temporary and provocative piece of installation art but rapidly became a top tourist attraction. Nine of the rooms are designed by Banksy himself, guests can literally sleep in a work of art.
Marketed as having “The worst view in the world” it is built just meters away from the controversial grey concrete separation barrier that Israel began building around the West Bank in 2002.
Banksy is perhaps the most famous but arguably the most controversial figure in street art working today. Banksy is an anonymous British street artist known for his authoritarian art, often done in public places.
Banksy’s political statements and disruptive vision have impacted cities across the globe at vital moments in modern history, provoking alternative viewpoints and encouraging revolution in the art world.
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