@pony you are thinking too much about it. Sure you are right when you start to dissect it. For others it's colours, textures, lights, etc. What other see are things like "royal space" --> luxury, "dimmed lights" --> cozy, "old architecture" --> conservative, upper-class and serious, those who recognise the space, or know it otherwise perhaps think "ours, national, us", etc. All the right keywords and branding for a president. What can you want more?

@piggo

@FailForward @piggo not really? I see all the staircases and passages and it makes me feel uneasy on emotional level

@pony If this makes you feel uneasy, I guess you wouldn't like to play Monument Valley (https://www.krasamo.com/game-design-inspiration-monument-valley-i-and-ii/) 🙂 - I admire and like that game a lot. Those screenshots came to my mind immediately when I saw the picture.

Anyway, I get what you mean. Could it be that you don't have mainstream tastes and emotional reactions? But then again, what do I know... Maybe most people indeed cringe when they see that setting. I don't. I'd call it "interesting" - as @piggo did too.

@FailForward @piggo well it’s fine for a place to walk through, but as a place to stay, it’s just… I’m not paranoid but…

@FailForward @pony the thing to consider is a large part of the nation has been there and immediately recognizes the staircase and will think it's a funny place to use, but, well, there really aren't many good options i guess

@FailForward @piggo I don’t recognise the place lol

@pony @FailForward the museum still has free entry about every two months, maybe go look at the famous whale bones and stuffed cat cross-section sometime (if they still have it there, lol)

@piggo @FailForward I still haven’t been in the army museum

@pony @FailForward they pretty much just have shitty old cannons there