marble

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The Palm Room foyer was decked in marble and chandeliers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Highlights included a semicircular living room, white marble flooring, and glass doors to the gardens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Part-sculpted work and marble block, each has a tragic aspect to it, recalling John Greenleaf Whittier’s forlorn observation: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The council added that a darker marble had been used in the mosaic's previous restoration, which was done in 2017.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros