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The age of Victorian style

Kenya: Attention to detail and opulence is evident immediately after going through the thick, wooden revolving doors of Nairobi’s Sarova Stanley Hotel.

The hotel’s lobby is a mixture of bold colours, ornately curved furniture and generous use of personalised accessories previously owned by colonial power figures. Spread out on the white and black tiled floor are green leather sofas, curved-leg coffee tables and help desks with brass lamps on them.

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