▁d otted ▁with ▁stars ▁which ▁f lick er ▁and ▁g low ▁during ▁mov ies ▁and ▁performances ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁clear ▁night ▁sky . ▁There ▁are ▁elaborate ▁" tem ples " ▁or ▁" pag od as " ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁mur als ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁a ▁hand - sc ulpt ed ▁gen ie — a ▁fear some ▁face ▁between ▁two ▁ele ph ants — above ▁the ▁pro sc enium ▁arch . ▁ ▁The ▁dec ad ently ▁lav ish ▁amb iance ▁of ▁the ▁the ater ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁art istic ▁technique ▁called ▁trom pe - l ' œ il , ▁a ▁French ▁phrase ▁indicating ▁an ▁object ▁that ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁something ▁it ▁is ▁not . ▁Common ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁industry ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Hollywood , ▁this ▁k itsch ▁approach ▁to ▁construction ▁was ▁a ▁simple ▁function ▁of ▁fin ances ▁and ▁pract ic ability . ▁As ▁the ▁stud ios ▁stepped ▁up ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁attention ▁and ▁adm iration ▁of ▁their ▁aud ien ces , ▁hundreds ▁upon ▁thousands ▁of ▁elaborate ▁environments ▁were ▁ere cted ▁across ▁the ▁world . ▁Arch itect s ▁and ▁contract ors ▁es ch ew ed ▁prohib it ively ▁expensive ▁materials ▁like ▁high - quality ▁wood , ▁gold ▁leaf , ▁and ▁mar ble ▁for ▁more ▁reason ably - pr iced ▁ing red ients ▁like ▁pl aster ▁and ▁paint . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁was ▁sh utter ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁remained ▁closed ▁until