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The House of the Gerent is an impressive nineteenth-century building, with an elegant blend of the elaborate and high-class and the understated and unpretentious. The box-shaped building sits before small water fountain, as reserved as the building it guards, with its white stone contrasting tastefully with the green of the grass that flanks the building, and the darker shade that sits atop the brown trunks of the ageing trees. The building is roughly divided into two sections; the bottom section sees, central to the structure, large double doors that open into the lavish foyer that conflicts with the understated nature of the exterior. On either side of the doors stand, like guards, tall windows that look into their respective rooms. Atop this section is a subtle divider that serves as the base for the reserved pillars that stretch up to the flat roof. Between each pillar are windows that look out over the entrance.
As one enters the House of the Gerent, wanders up the large wooden staircase that groans with every step and takes a sharp left around an interior column and through a small wooden door, one enters the conference room. The room is of medium size; the white walls and their mahogany base stare at the occupants. On the walls are various watercolours and official portraits of significant events and important individuals. The blue carpet, with a maze of gold lines, sits on the floor, as does a large wooden table that stretches across the room. The table is divided by an imaginary line that divides the two negotiating groups. On the left-hand side (as you enter the room) are the spaces for the Freician delegation, with the Neigelandic delegation to face them. Glasses, with a couple of large jugs of still water, sit by the name plates.
