Tour the TITANIC

Tour White Star Line's

R.M.S. TITANIC
Titanic

The R.M.S. Titanic took over three years to build and no doubt millions of man-hours. With its stained glass windows, fine woods, and beautiful gold plated fixtures, the Titanic was truly a

work of art. No expense was spared in her construction. Here are the figures:

Building Costs?
Cost of the Titanic in 1912 = $7,500,000
Cost to build Titanic today = $400,000,000

Titanic was the largest passenger liner on the ocean, yet her size was put to shame by her painstaking delicate details designed to cater to the guilded-age tourist, who wished to do their touring in the most luxurious mode possible - and Titanic had this to offer. Her design was second to none...simply breathtaking! Take a short tour of her truely noteworthy features:

Titanic's top deck

Noted most of all for its grandeur and beauty was the First Class's winding Grand Staircase	Titanic's top deck
First Class Stateroom	Third Class Dining

Titanic's huge boilers

Historical photos courtesy of
http://www.ravens.net/titanic/titanic.htm

James Cameron's movie Titanic (1997) came very close to capturing
the true look of what the fine ocean liner really looked like.
Note the similarties in the following contrasted pictures below (you may need to wait while it loads):

old vs. new

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