This enormous chamber has a ceiling that soars to a height of forty-five feet at its peak.  Two great marble pillars support wooden balconies fifteen feet above the chamber’s west and east wings.  Two iron-wrought spiral staircases – located in the southeast and southwest corners – connect the balconies to the ground floor.  The furnishings on the ground level suggest some sort of assembly area.  Desks occupy much of the area, although a few boxes and crates fill various corners and nooks.  An eight-foot-diameter wooden gear hangs from the ceiling at the north end of the chamber, suspended by a pair of great iron chains.  A bright light burns in the hollow center of the huge gear, illuminating a large mosaic of interconnected gears painstakingly painted on the ceiling and walls of the room.  The singular light casts many shadows throughout the chamber, and the faint sound of clattering gears resonates from somewhere not too far away.