The main dining room, a room noble in its proportions and
height, and notable indeed in its
richness of marbles, mosaics and
decoration which constitute its walls,
is a beautiful creation of the
Renaissance Period. The scheme here
worked out is entirely of white Italian
marble and Caen Stone. Rising from the
mosaic floor are eight monolithic
columns 30 feet high of statuary marble
which form the support of a hexagonal
dome rising yet 25 feet higher in Caen
stone, beautifully enriched by mosaics
and the whole surrounded by a mezzanine
floor looking into the main area of the
dining room. This mezzanine is
surmounted by a massive perforated
parapet in statuary marble.
A music mezzanine, handsomely executed
in Pavanazzo marble projects from the
north
wall forming a motive at once striking
and unique. The illumination of this
room is
effected by massive bronze cathedral
candelabras in monumental style and in
strict
harmony with the columns which they
adjoin, while the eye of the dome is
terminated
by a brilliant sunburst in bronze
containing six hundred lamps. These
lighting features
are the acme of regal elegance,
exquisite in every detail and represent
an expenditure of
many thousands of dollars. The principal
color scheme of this room is in white,
old rose
and gold. |
