Editing SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (section)

===Interiors===
[[File:First Class Restaurant of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.jpg|thumb|''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse''{{'}}s First Class dining saloon]]
''Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'' was built to carry a maximum of 1,506 passengers: 206 first class; 226 second class; 1,074 third class. When she was completed, her crew numbered 488. However, after her refit in 1913, her crew space was increased to 800. The décor of ship was in the style of [[Baroque Revival architecture|Baroque revival]], overseen by [[Johann Poppe]], who carried out all of the interior decoration. This was unique as usually a ship would have several interior designers.<ref name="Le Goff, p. 22"/>

The interiors were graced with statues, mirrors, tapestries, gilding, and various portraits of the Imperial family. The interiors of her sister ships were also placed in the hands of Poppe. The first class salon was noted for its tapestries and its blue seating.<ref>Server, p. 19</ref> The smoking room, a traditionally male preserve, was made to look like a typical German inn.<ref>Piouffre, p. 108</ref> The dining room, capable of holding all passengers in one sitting, rose several decks and was crowned with a dome. The room also had columns and had its chairs fixed to the deck, a typical feature of ocean liners of the era.<ref>Piouffre, p. 110</ref>