Stepping into Monte Carlo Casino was a boyhood fantasy come true. The James Bond theme song played in his head while admiring the two-story atrium’s marble floor, onyx columns, golden walls and ornamental vaulting. Above the Monte Carlo casino entrance is this seashell pediment and clock. Most notable are the two bronze sculptures of “sprites” or fairies carrying torches. They were added to the façade in 1906 by architect Arthur Demerié.
