A Palace for the People The Rotunda The elegant Rotunda is surrounded by 18 Corinthian-style columns, and surmounted by a dome very similiar to the Pantheon in Rome. The suspended eight-arm crystal chandelier, "the Duchess," bronze giant of some 200 fixtures, is 20 feet long with 250 lights. The large prisms are of the Marie Therese cut which was popular during the Rococo period. Encircling the Rotunda in full view, is the Goddess of the Eastern Star. The Fountains The Rotunda's fountains feature a bronze grille with colored glass backing on a marble base. Each is crowned with a basket of colored grapes, a design repeated in the large chandelier. The bowl is encircled with a bronze fringe. The Esplanade The Esplanade, or inner lobby, is designed after the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. The arch between the Esplanade and the Rotunda area has been carefully copied from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. In the center is the head of the godess Athena. To the upper right of the arch is a symbolic bas-relief, in the form of a dragon, entitled "Labor Fighting the Evils of Today." On the left side is "Man's Labor," showing the harvesting of wheat. The Ushers A position of pride. The Rialto's highly-trained team of ushers, circa 1926.

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