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Most of Asia’s legendary hotels, especially those in the tropics, were built in the days before air-conditioning, when high ceilings and open verandahs were essential for catching any passing breeze. Here a plantation chair and a handy table for afternoon drinks provide a view of the luxuriant garden at the Amangalla.

A staircase with wrought-iron railings leads to upper floors in the lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower. Molded stucco decorations at the top of archways and columns and in the ceiling were often features of such neo-classical structures.