Thread of beautiful interior designs 🧵 1. The Orient Express, an icon since 1883

Thread of beautiful interior designs 🧵 1. The Orient Express, an icon since 1883

2. La Fermette Marbeuf was a prestigious restaurant in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The restaurant's winter garden-like Belle Époque Art Nouveau "1900 room" was created by architect Émile Hurtré and has been an official Historical Monument since 1983.

3. Villa Peduzzi in Lake Como, Italy Originally built in 1909 on the site of a medieval watchtower as a retreat for the Peduzzi family, an Italian engineering dynasty, Villa Peduzzi was reimagined as a luxury retreat in 2016.

4. Opéra Garnier, Paris Often referred to as "the most famous opera house in the world," the Palais Garnier was designed by architect Charles Garnier for the Paris Opera. It was constructed between 1861 and 1875 under the direction of Emperor Napoleon III.

5. Livraria Lello in Porto One of Portugal's oldest bookstores, it is frequently ranked among the most beautiful in the world. The original rails and wooden cart, once used to transport books, are still intact.

6. The Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, is renowned for its pink tiles and colorful glass windows. The mosque’s design incorporates the Panj Kāse ("five concaved") pattern. This blend of color and tradition makes the Pink Mosque a unique architectural gem.

7. The “Knives Out” mansion

8. The Hall of Mirrors, one of the most iconic rooms in the royal Palace of Versailles. The grandiose ensemble of the hall and its adjoining salons was intended to illustrate the power of the absolutist monarch Louis XIV.

9. A room with a view in Egypt

10. The stunning wooden spiral staircase of Peles castle Built for King Carol I of Romania, the structure was completed between 1873 and 1914 and inaugurated in 1883.

11. Donatella Versace’s home in Milan

12. Galleria Colonna It sits partly atop the ruins of an ancient Roman serapeum and has been in the Colonna family for over twenty generations. It is one of the largest private art collections in Rome, alongside those of the Doria-Pamphilij.

13. Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, Montana

14. The interior of the Robovan The Tesla vehicle has been described as having a "retro-futuristic look" with a sleek design and no steering wheel.

15. Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy

16. A look inside the Orient Express This legendary long-distance passenger train, created in 1883, traveled across continental Europe, with terminal stations in Paris and Istanbul, and branches to Athens, Brussels, and London.

17. Alicia Keys' mansion Designed by architect Wallace E. Cunningham, the Razor House sits atop the cliffs of La Jolla with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer sweeping panoramas of the Pacific Ocean.

18. A private residence in Toluca Lake, CA, originally built for Walt Disney in the 1930s. Later re-styled in a French Country design, it was remodeled by Luis Aravena to restore its original Art Deco style, featuring a surreal Egyptian disco. Designer’s West Magazine, 1983.

19. This is a 1980s private jet design

20. Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, Italy In 1963, this stunning palace was the setting for Luchino Visconti's film Il Gattopardo (The Leopard). Today, while the famous ballroom is available for events, the rest of the house remains a private residence.

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