Grand Staircase of the RMS Titanic the "Olympic", whose B-Deck aft foyer was much smaller because of additional cabins and storage rooms. There was no reception area on the "Olympic" until the 1913 refit, which expanded the restaurant and added a reception area in emulation of "Titanic". On "Titanic" two additional en-suite staterooms were installed off of the A-Deck aft staircase, decreasing the size of the surrounding foyer in comparison to "Olympic". When Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the "Titanic" in 1985, he found only a gaping well in the place that the Staircase had once occupied. The deck house that once formed the Boat
Wreck of the RMS Titanic . The boilers found by "Argo", which mark the point at which the ship went down, are about east of the stern at . The two main parts of the wreck of "Titanic" present a striking contrast. Although fourteen survivors testified that the ship had broken apart as she sank, this testimony was discounted by the official inquiries, and it was supposed that the ship had sunk intact. It is now clear that the stresses on "Titanic" caused the ship to split apart between the second and third funnels at or just below the surface. The bow section, which measures