Gloria Mansions is a jewel of Art Deco architecture right here in Nice.
Built in 1934, the facade is encrusted with oyster shells and the balconies curve like waves in a sea.
Behind the doors a monumental concrete staircase supported by green-tinted columns spirals up to a glass roof.
The unique mosaic-glass window was created by the artist LaSalle who glued mosaics between two panes of glass.
This masterpiece of 20th-century architecture was named a historic monument in 1989.
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