This is a wall in the Rathskeller at the historic Seelbach Hilton in Lousiville, KY. (Click for larger view)
Opened in 1907, the Rathskeller offers a setting different from all others -- unique in architecture and distinct in design and detail.
Medieval architecture marks the Rathskellar's interior with a red-tinted, terra-cotta ceiling, with columns ringed by Rookwood-Pottery pelicans -- a sign of good luck. Tile designs on the Rathskeller's walls depict walled cities in the Rhenish region of Germany, where the Seelbach's founders, Otto and Louis Seelbach, were born. The tile work for this unique room was crafted by the famed Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati. Each tile was designed by hand and fired. Then, color was added and fired again, with an additional firing for each color.
5 comments:
That is really impressive tile work, Kim. Your lucky that Boomer didn't spot it first though, he has a penchant for deep dark caverns and the like.
When I first saw this, I thought it was a stained glass window. But it is tile! Gorgeous! Stunning, and more adjectives that I cannot think of right now!
Beautiful!!
Amazing work!
Impressive indeed,looked like glass to me too at first.
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