The Plenary Hall, which also hosts Senators when Parliament meets in joint session, includes galleries for members of the public, the press and State authorities. The majesty and sheer height of the Plenary Hall make it a very impressive-looking debating chamber. The room is a masterpiece by Ernesto Basile, who managed to reconcile the canons of Classicism with the elegance of the Art Nouveau style. The Plenary Hall is shaped like a Greek-Roman theatre, and decorated with an intricate floral pattern made up of thick tangles of ribbons and festoons. The red oak wood panelling is offset by the greens and light blues that characterise Giovanni Beltrami’s glass and ironwork ceiling that covers the Hall.