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C D A. THE CENTRAL THRONE ROOM. FOUR THRONES ARE PLACED AT EACH POINT OF THE COMPASS IN A CIRCULAR SPACE. EACH IS FRAMED WITH A KEY-SHAPED WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE FOUR REALMS. B. THE THRONE ROOM'S CLASSICAL ROTUNDA STRUCTURE HAD STEPPED SOFFITS TO REPLACE A TRADITIONAL DOME CEILING. EACH STEP HAD DETAILED PAINTINGS OF MYTHICAL STORIES AND CHARACTERS THAT FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF THE NUTCRACKER STORY. C. THE PEACOCK THEME RUNS DEEP IN THE THRONE ROOM. THE TILED WALLS, FRESCO'S AROUND THE CHAMBER AND ACTUAL PEACOCK FEATHERS ARE ATTACHED TO THE COLUMNS THEMSELVES. PHOTOS BY LINUS SANDGREN D. CONCEPT ART FOR 'THE LAND OF SNOW.' ALTHOUGH THE SHAPES AND FORMS OF THE STRUCTURES ARE STILL RUSSIAN AND GERMAN INSPIRED, IDEAS WERE ALSO DRAWN FROM THE ICE HOTEL IN SWEDEN AND MODERN GLASS BUILDINGS AROUND THE WORLD. DIGITAL ART BY CHRISTIAN SCHEURER. A B