The gleaming white Belle Epoque facade sums up the essence of Monte - Carlo ritz and glitz: inside, it boasts one of the most famous lobbies in Europe, with a glass
domed cupola designed by Gustave Eiffel (as in, the tower).
Set within a walled oasis once used as the Maharaja of Alwar's camp during hunting expeditions, Amanbagh is a contemporary place with
domed cupolas and private courtyards that echo the region's traditional Moghul architect.
Not exact matches
They do not need a
dome or
cupola to protect them.
At the end of the aisle, where the nave gave on to the
cupola of the
dome, they had to pause beside Bernini's statue of St. Longinus, close to where the choir was singing, and wait while the last few pairs of cardinals filed up the steps to kiss the central altar and descended again.
To the left of the courtyard as you enter through the arch stands the cathedral, painted the color of pistachio ice cream, with a golden
dome on each of its 15 light - blue
cupolas.
The most striking exterior feature is the large central
dome covered with brilliantly colored tiles and capped with a small copper
cupola.
Following an extensive renovation to sensitively transform the 1914 Edwardian Belle Epoque building, the original architectural features have been painstakingly restored by an expert team of craftsmen, including the magnificent Grade II - listed street frontage and
dome, and the grand Pavonazzo marble staircase which rises up through all seven storeys of the hotel beneath the 166 - foot
cupola.