With those hurdles leapt you are free to enjoy the gleaming lobby, nearly half a block of prime Art Deco design.

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Located in the key Connaught Place business district, the hotel is revered for its blend of Victorian, Colonial and Art Deco design touches, modern conveniences and impeccable service.

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From here it's a 1.2km stroll southwest to the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum), as spectacular for its Art Deco design as it is for its murals.

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Liverpool, for example, is home to some of Britain's best Art Deco design, in the Queensway tunnel under the Mersey, the Royal Court theatre and the city's first airport terminal.

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Art Deco influenced the design of everything from airplanes to alarm clocks, ships to sofas.

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The ship's design, a mix of Art Deco and Art Nouveau, brings guests right back to the time of 1930s ocean liners.

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One hundred years ago, decorative styles like Victorian and Art Deco prevailed as architecture emerged as "art, " much like early web design.

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In fact, he may have fabricated the design of a good part of what modern visitors see, which accounts for a discernible whiff of Art Deco in the reconstructed rooms.

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