The original architecture and d�cor of the Fox can be roughly divided into two architectural styles : Islamic architecture ( building exterior, auditorium, Grand Salon, mezzanine Gentlemen s Lounge and lower Ladies Lounge ) and Egyptian architecture ( Egyptian Ballroom, mezzanine Ladies Lounge and lower Gentlemen s Lounge ).
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So along with the Egyptian architecture, there are also new, state-of-the-art sound and projection systems, a combination bookstore and souvenir stand, a new balcony that's accessible to movie buffs in wheelchairs, plush reclining seats and new wall panels to enhance the acoustics in a theater originally built to show only silent movies.
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The suicide was a jarring interruption to the daily routine at Manhattan state Supreme Court, as lawyers, judges, jurors and even defendants crowded the sidewalks at lunchtime below the building at 100 Centre St ., which was once known as " the Tombs " for the faux-Egyptian architecture of a much smaller courthouse that stood there in the 19th century.
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The name " Egyptian " had become commonly used in England by 1816 to describe this style of lettering; it may originate from the image of sans-serifs being historical in style, the Egyptomania of the period and the " blocky " nature of ancient Egyptian architecture . ( The term " Egyptian " has since become associated with slab-serif typefaces .)
