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...check. Once, tiring of the Palace's three orchestras, Niarchos and Chilean Magnate Arturo Lopez ordered a band from Milan, heard one number, sent it packing and hired another. On the insistence of wealthy guests who wanted an ultra-exclusive ski club, the Palace agreed to manage the Corviglia Ski Club and operate a skiers' restaurant atop 10,000-ft.-high Piz Nair. Devoted Guests Loel Guinness and Niarchos put up the $500,000 to build a cableway to the restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: The Golden Rain | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

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