The Olympic’s Grand Staircase with a clock, the same as aboard the Titanic. In the film by James Cameron the staircase was shown in every detail. This is where one of the most remarkable scenes, the meeting of the main characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet took place.
© Photo : Public DomainIn the morning, rich passengers of the Titanic went to the gym. The bicycle was the most popular exerciser.
In the morning, rich passengers of the Titanic went to the gym. The bicycle was the most popular exerciser.
© Photo : Public DomainFrench café Parisien. The wicker furniture gave the café an exquisite look. The café was near the promenade deck, which let daylight in. For this reason, many of the first-class passengers enjoyed having breakfast there.
French café Parisien. The wicker furniture gave the café an exquisite look. The café was near the promenade deck, which let daylight in. For this reason, many of the first-class passengers enjoyed having breakfast there.
© Photo : Public DomainA hall with a fireplace in a deluxe stateroom, one of the best and most expensive rooms on the Titanic. Besides other conveniences, such rooms had safes where passengers could keep their valuables. Reportedly, when the Titanic started sinking, attendants began robbing the safes. This version is supported by the fact that some of the safes were found empty on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
A hall with a fireplace in a deluxe stateroom, one of the best and most expensive rooms on the Titanic. Besides other conveniences, such rooms had safes where passengers could keep their valuables. Reportedly, when the Titanic started sinking, attendants began robbing the safes. This version is supported by the fact that some of the safes were found empty on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
© Photo : Public DomainAlthough the B-59 stateroom was much cheaper, it was designed for the passengers’ convenience with expensive furniture and exquisite accessories.
Although the B-59 stateroom was much cheaper, it was designed for the passengers’ convenience with expensive furniture and exquisite accessories.
© Photo : Public DomainAnother first-class stateroom on board the Titanic. Most of the rooms had a unique design and were created in different styles. To enjoy traveling in first class, passengers paid tens of thousands of dollars, which is a lot even in today’s money.
Another first-class stateroom on board the Titanic. Most of the rooms had a unique design and were created in different styles. To enjoy traveling in first class, passengers paid tens of thousands of dollars, which is a lot even in today’s money.
© Photo : Public DomainReading room. The Titanic’s chief designer Thomas Andrews was last seen in one of the reading rooms. When it became clear that the ship would inevitably sink, a housemaid offered Andrews a life jacket, which he refused.
Reading room. The Titanic’s chief designer Thomas Andrews was last seen in one of the reading rooms. When it became clear that the ship would inevitably sink, a housemaid offered Andrews a life jacket, which he refused.
© Photo : Public DomainThe photo causes a lot of debate among experts. Some claim it was made aboard the Titanic, others think it is the Grand Staircase of the Olympic, the Titanic’s sister ship. The Olympic and the Titanic were called “twin ships” as they were nearly identical and had similar interiors.
The photo causes a lot of debate among experts. Some claim it was made aboard the Titanic, others think it is the Grand Staircase of the Olympic, the Titanic’s sister ship. The Olympic and the Titanic were called “twin ships” as they were nearly identical and had similar interiors.
© Photo : Public DomainThe First Class Lounge aboard the RMS Olympic. Unlike its sister ship, the Olympic did not have a tragic life. It served as a troopship during World War I. In the 1930s, the Olympic was scrapped, and the interior décor elements auctioned off.
The First Class Lounge aboard the RMS Olympic. Unlike its sister ship, the Olympic did not have a tragic life. It served as a troopship during World War I. In the 1930s, the Olympic was scrapped, and the interior décor elements auctioned off.
© Photo : Public DomainSecond floor of the Olympic’s Grand Staircase. The ceiling over the staircase was a glass dome providing daylight.
Second floor of the Olympic’s Grand Staircase. The ceiling over the staircase was a glass dome providing daylight.
© Photo : Public DomainThe Olympic’s Grand Staircase with a clock, the same as aboard the Titanic. In the film by James Cameron the staircase was shown in every detail. This is where one of the most remarkable scenes, the meeting of the main characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet took place.
The Olympic’s Grand Staircase with a clock, the same as aboard the Titanic. In the film by James Cameron the staircase was shown in every detail. This is where one of the most remarkable scenes, the meeting of the main characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet took place.