The Dragon's Maw

'''The Dragon's Maw''' (Sjûl Sabban, Nakhla Drudach, Hammer Ward, Calimport) The unique nature of this building draws many visitors to it all year round. Two relatively standard buildings are joined by a glazed tile facade, creating the illusion that they are only one building. An elaborate metal superstructure was built around the lower front building in the shape of a dragon'’s head and torso, its wings arcing back to merge with and support the uppermost balconies of the taller building. The main entrance into the festhall gives it its title: the Dragon'’s Maw. The glazed tiles and mosaics that cover and fill the metalwork skeleton of the dragon (and the glazing that covers both buildings) are a dazzling sapphire-blue hue, and the metal horns and teeth of the head are offset with white marble mosaics. Inside the festhall, there are rooms and jhasinnar decorated in color motifs corresponding to the chromatic and metallic dragons, and merely the choice of colored veils or masks when one enters determines the entertainment for the evening.