A dramatic 8.5-metre brass pendant light from Ms Arredamenti in Italy drops down from the arched ceiling in the stairwell. A Promise to Come Back artwork by Jonny Niesche is framed in mirrors.

It boasts an 11.2-meter-high arched ceiling covered with 190,000 sheets of 22.5-karat gold leaves, each measuring just 0.001 millimeter thick. The leaves, which contain at least 90 percent gold ...

In architectural terms, a vaulted ceiling is a self-supporting arch above walls and beneath a roof. Different styles of ...