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Real Casino de Murcia

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View down a hallway of the Real Casino de Murcia in Spain.

Murcia’s resplendent casino first opened as a gentlemen’s club in 1847. Painstakingly restored to its original glory, the building is a fabulous combination of historical design and opulence, providing an evocative glimpse of bygone aristocratic grandeur. Beyond the decorative facade are a dazzling Moorish-style patio, a classic English-style library with 20,000 books, a magnificent ballroom with glittering chandeliers and a compelling tocador (ladies' powder room) with a ceiling fresco of cherubs, angels and an alarming winged woman in flames.

There is also the neoclassical patio pompeyano and the classic wood-paneled sala de billar (billiards room). There's a good restaurant here too.

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