fɹʌmðə lˈɑːbi, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛd tuː “ɹˈaɪvəl ðə bjˈuːɾi əvə mˈʊɹɹɪʃ kˈæsəl,” ɪts ˈeɪt hˈaɪspˈiːd ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾɚz fˈɛɹid ðə bˈɪldɪŋz tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ plˈʌs wˈɜːkɚz ænd ɡˈɛsts tə ðɪ ˌʌpɚ flˈoːɹz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə ɹˈiːdʒənsi ɹˈuːm ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt ɔnðə tˈɑːp flˈoːɹ.
From the lobby, which was said to “rival the beauty of a Moorish castle,” its eight high-speed elevators ferried the building's 2,000+ workers and guests to the upper floors, including the Regency Room restaurant on the top floor.