I ran across a photo today that gave me the willies. And still does, every time I look at it.

It's here, on Greyhawk's Mudville Gazette blog. Scroll past the commentary, if you wish, and just look at the picture.

A throne, a chandelier, surrounded by gleaming marble...and a mural.

And then I wonder how many children starved or died from a lack of medical care to pay for the damned thing.