Visitors will approach Rembrandt's painting through the cathedral-like entrance hall, filled with jewel-toned stained glass and extravagant wall decorations, and the restored Gallery of Honor, home to the Rijksmuseum's collection of 17th century works.

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Aside from the Art Deco-tinged hotel which has a two-story entrance hall, staircase and dark wood furniture the property is home to the 100-acre Giraffe Centre, a breeding facility for Rothschild giraffes and a place for conservation and educations programs.

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Like many Moscow apartments, it did not look much from the outside - a heavy, grey-steel security door, a scruffy communal entrance hall, a grand old staircase with a cast-iron banister spoiled by multiple layers of shiny, off-blue institutional paint.

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Next month, the Van Gogh Museum will reopen after its second modification in fourteen years, with a third planned, for a glassed-in entrance hall.

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But no hint of the cathedral-like, entrance hall and interior can be gleaned from this shell.

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The building is - finally - finished, with manicured lawns and an attractive smoked glass entrance hall.

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