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Garden of Allah
- Alternate meaning: Garden of Allah (cabaret)
The Garden of Allah was a famous apartment building in West Hollywood, California, on Sunset Boulevard between Crescent Heights and Havenhurst, at the east end of the Sunset Strip.
Although built in a Moroccan style of architecture, its name did not stem from Islam but from the name of stage and screen actress Alla Nazimova. She was the original owner who first built it as her private home. She built the complex at the end of her career, but went bankrupt. She then sold it and continued to live in one of the villas on the grounds.
The Garden of Allah became home to many celebrities and literary figures. It was among the landmark buildings of the west side of Los Angeles. The Garden of Allah was torn down in the 1960s and replaced by a bank.
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