点评:One of the most beautiful features of Palmer House Hilton hotel, is the main second-floor reception lobby, designed by architects Holabird & Roche, and built in 1923-1925. Nowadays, Palmer House Hilton Historic Lobby is considered one of the finest public interior spaces in Chicago.
Architecturally, the lobby is striking: it has a 50 ft (15.2 m) high by 28 ft (8.5 m) wide ceiling, which is made up of 21 pieces of artwork, completed in Paris by Louis (Pierre) Rigal. The walls of the lobby are cladded in beige and green marble, stunning light fixtures are cast in bronze, and the ceiling is ornamented with paintings in a Neo-Classical style. Between the piers of the lobby there are corridors, that encircle the lobby on the second and mezzanine floors.
Beyond the circulation corridor, the lobby has marble-topped tables and velvet seating in comfortable armchairs; there are various retail display cases, and escalators -- on the south side of the lobby.
A flight of stairs in the lobby leads up to The Empire Room, which was built as the main dining room, and from 1932 till 1976 it was used as a night club. Many famous entertainers appeared in The Empire Room: Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Liberace, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Harry Belafonte, Sony and Cher, Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett, Jerry Lewis, and many others. Nowadays, the Empire Room is used for conferences and meetings.
These days, the lobby looks very modern and chic: there's a very exquisitely designed, modern bar there, serving guests and visitors of the hotel. The seating area is well-appointed for the comfort of visitors. As one can see from the photos, the lobby is very busy during the holiday season, and the center point of this grand architectural masterpiece is now a tall, lavishly adorned Christmas tree: a very festive ambiance!
I always think of Palmer House Hilton Historic Lobby as a true historic treasure, admired by the visitors from all over the world.
翻译:帕尔默希尔顿酒店最美丽的特色之一是位于二楼的主接待大厅,由建筑师 Holabird & Roche 设计,建于 1923-1925 年。如今,帕尔默希尔顿历史大厅被认为是芝加哥最好的公共室内空间之一。
从建筑上看,大堂引人注目:它有一个 50 英尺(15.2 米)高、28 英尺(8.5 米)宽的天花板,由 Louis (Pierre) Rigal 在巴黎完成的 21 件艺术品组成。大堂的墙壁覆盖着米色和绿色大理石,令人惊叹的灯具由青铜铸造,天花板装饰着新古典主义风格的绘画。大堂的柱子之间有走廊,环绕着二楼和夹层的大堂。
在循环走廊之外,大堂设有大理石桌和舒适的天鹅绒扶手椅;大堂南侧有各种零售展示柜和自动扶梯。
大堂的一段楼梯通向帝国厅,该厅建为主餐厅,从 1932 年到 1976 年,它被用作夜总会。许多著名的艺人都曾在帝国厅露面:弗兰克·辛纳屈、朱迪·加兰、李伯拉斯、艾拉·菲茨杰拉德、路易斯·阿姆斯特朗、哈里·贝拉方提、索尼和雪儿、丽莎·明尼里、托尼·班尼特、杰瑞·刘易斯等。如今,帝国厅用于举办会议。
如今,大堂看起来非常现代和别致:那里有一个设计精美的现代酒吧,为酒店的客人和游客提供服务。座位区设备齐全,为游客提供舒适的环境。从照片中可以看出,节日期间大堂非常繁忙,这座宏伟建筑杰作的中心现在是一棵高大、装饰华丽的圣诞树:节日气氛非常浓厚!
我一直认为帕尔默豪斯希尔顿历史大堂是一个真正的历史宝藏,受到来自世界各地的游客的赞赏。