Why the hall has no mirrored walls
The first design called for mirrors — dropped after a trial.
The mirrors were meant to show the reverse of objects without extra cases. The trial arrangement showed otherwise: silver in a mirror gives a double glare, and the relief vanishes in both reflections at once.
Instead, rotating stands were fitted to several pieces. An attendant turns them on request — and Koval says this turned out to be a better prompt for conversation than a mirror.
