Ceiling mouldings and decorations

• The moulding in the kitchen is geometrical and shaped like a roset. It is octagonal and consists of a center star, with a rmiddle ring of triangular shapes, surrounded by a ring of leave-shapes. The decoration has neogothical and orientalist connotations.

Their symmetry might allude to the mathematical work being done in the institute. Shapes similar to this are to be found throughout the building.

• The design of the stone carvings of the year 1866 and the relief on which it is set, look like a cogged wheel.