Dolmabahce

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There are approximately 285 rooms, 43 large halls and 6 Turkish baths in the palace.  Ornate ceilings trompe l'oeil and Bohemian crystal chandeliers are a feature of many of them.
Dome of the  2,000 square-meter Ceremonial Hall.  Hanging from it is the  largest crystal chandelier in the world a gift of  Queen Victoria.  It  weighs 4.5 tons and carries 750 crystals.  

The room is so vast it took 3 days to heat for a function.

 
Not THE Chandelier but a beauty non the less.
My favourite ceiling in the whole palace, that of a bathroom, with glorious tiny skylights.
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