Marble Hall
The Marble Hall is named after the material of the floor – yellow and black marble in the shape of fish scales. The decoration of the floor is complemented by Latin proverbs in the window niches and in the doorways. The only non-Latin, namely Italian proverb can be seen immediately in the entrance to the hall: “Cuor forte, rompe cattiva sorte”, which corresponds to the English “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.”

The frescoes on the walls were painted in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance by Francesco Desilvestri at the beginning of the 20th century. In the centre of the hall there is a Japanese table from the mid-19th century. It is decorated with coloured mother of pearl inlay, which is complemented by gold lacquering. The semi-precious stone-decorated chairs around the table come from count Pálffy’s original possessions. The chandelier above the table was made in the 17th century from the famous Venetian glass.
