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The floor of the central entrance hall is made of terrazzo (marble chips embedded in concrete to form elegant patterns). It depicts a compass, which tells you the directional orientation of the building – the front entrance faces due north towards the sea.
The spectacular stained glass lead light ceiling directly above the entrance foyer shows the Coat of Arms of all British Dominions and Colonies during World War I. From the north east corner clockwise they are: (east wall) Gibraltar, Kenya, South Africa and New Foundland; (south wall) Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia; (west wall) India, Ceylon, Malaya and the Straits Settlements; and (north wall) Channel Islands, Fiji, Jamaica and Malta. Remember to use the compass on the entrance foyer floor to get your bearings!
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The grandeur of the Museums neo-classical grand Foyer
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