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| Rotunda Ponce de Leon Hotel |
| The following three pictures show the intricate work of George Maynard and associates. Standing ladies are the elements and seated are the classical conquest, civilization, knowledge, etc. The rotunda is a rotunda within a rotunda. At the top darkened area there was a place to sit and a special purpose room. The top would not have appeared dark because it was open to allow light to flood the entrance to the hotel. |
| The Lion's heads with light bulbs were a later addition to the hotel. |
| No lack of cheribs - Grand Hall |
| Above one of the many caritides supporting the rotunda designed by Thomas Hastings - in his words Spanish dancing maidens. |
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| More decorative view of dome. Center of dome was open so that natural sunlight filled the entrance hall. |
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| Lining the walls of the entrance hall are placques honoring the Greek kharites - the social graces: beauty, mirth and festive good cheer. "And Eurynome, the daughter of Okeanos, beautiful in form, bare him [Zeus] three fair-cheeked Kharites (Graces), Aglaia, and Euphrosyne, and lovely Thaleia, from whose eyes as they glanced flowed love that unnerves the limbs: and beautiful is their glance beneath their brows." -Theogony 907 |