the indoor swimming pool in Casa Grande, the main house on the grounds of Hearst Castle.
This pool was designed to replicate an ancient Roman bath, and the mosaics on the walls were taken from a 5th Century Mausoleum found in Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. This room contains over 1 million glass tiles called smalti, each of which is infused with gold.
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