The main façade is of three storeys with seven bays, three of which are pedimented, and tower wings.
The north entrance front has three storeys and seven bays, flanked by tower wings with pyramidal roofs.
In 1888 the tower wing was added, and of course the tower is the most conspicuous feature of the house.
Of the 283 rooms, about 140 rooms are located in the tower wing of the hotel.
While the Ferry Building is habitable, its tower, south wing and sandstone parapet are severely damaged.
A new tower wing of 33 floors gives extensive views over the Royal Botanic Gardens and across the harbor.
The huge guest rooms, even those in the tower wing of the hotel, built 20 years ago, have worn carpets and faded wallpaper.
This house was enor-mous, done in a French Baroque style-a two-story central structure flanked by two prominent tower wings.
Marcus showed him up to his bedroom in the tower wing.
A huge ten-story tower wing, with a rooftop ballroom, was built in 1924 by noted architects Schultze & Weaver.