Tickets Alert: See inside the sumptuous Two Temple Place

The magnificent, and only occasionally open, Two Temple Place is having an open weekend later this month.This is the former Astor House, and nestles just behind the Temple complex for lawyers, and more conveniently, around the corner from Temple tube station.
The building was built in 1895, and while it looks impressive from the outside, its real claim to fame is the exceptionally rich decoration of the rooms inside, and not to forget the exceptional grand staircase.For the past decade it has be