Inside, tiptoethroughroomafterglorious room untilyouemerge in the ballroom, with the secondlargestcarpetin the world reflected in a long wallofart nouveau mirrors.
Also known as Event Cinema or Greater Union, the movie house features a carpet so aggressively ugly it almost qualifies as modern art and is worth the cost of admission alone.
Across the carpet, Christie's has been masquerading as a dealer called King St Fine Art, through which clients who prefer to dispose of their artworks by private sale rather than public auction are supposed to find an outlet.