In 2005, a new $40 million, 20,000-square-foot ballroom for The Mar-a-Lago Club was unveiled, designed in the style of Louis XIV and modeled after the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. He spent $7 million alone on 24-karat gold sheets alone that adorn the ceiling, along with 17 crystal chandeliers. The inaugural event for the Donald J. Trump Ballroom, which seats 700, was his wedding to Melania Knauss.
As Mar-a-Lago nears its 100th birthday in 2027, much has changed, but its European-inspired design remains grandiose for all who visit what has become, after all, a Winter White House. The historic Mar-a-Lago Club home may be best known as Donald Trump’s home – playing host to the President and his family when they are not in DC. However, while this Palm Beach estate has increased in fame over recent years (following his first presidency in 2017), it has a vivid history that dates back over an entire century.
