The Entrance Hall is designed to look like the inside of a Greco-Roman temple, with twelve painted half-columns lining the walls.
A Greek key and ox-skull pattern decorates the plasterwork frieze around the top of the room, which is repeated on the mantelpiece and door frames, designed to create a sense of architectural unity across the space. The Hall also has a typical ‘Adam’ ceiling made up of symmetrical geometric patterns and characteristic icing-like plasterwork.
The plasterwork friezes on either side of the room depict mythological scenes, one showing the Marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite and the other the Chariot of Phaeton.
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Adam
This sculpture depicts the biblical figure Adam, the first man, and is carved out of a single block of alabaster.

Hall chair
- British Furniture
This chair was designed by Thomas Chippendale for the Entrance Hall.

X-frame stool
- British Furniture
This stool was supplied for the Entrance Hall in the early 19th century.
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Music Room
This room is the most complete Robert Adam interior in the House. It is decorated to reflect a theme of…
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Old Library
Harewood House is home to three libraries. This one is the oldest and is decorated to convey a theme of learning and knowledge, reflecting its function as a library.
Old Library

Old Library
Harewood House is home to three libraries. This one is the oldest and is decorated to convey a theme of learning and knowledge, reflecting its function as a library.
Old Library
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