This is how Jules Verne himself describes the Nautilus in his novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.  Who can argue with the master?   Once the hull was completed and molded, Scott began to disassemble it, determined that his masterpiece would also contain its own masterpieces - details of the inner sanctums of Captain Nemo's wondrous ship.

Referencing set blueprints and copious stills, Scott skillfully added the incredible intricate detail of the wheel house, its wall bracing and dials, the spiral staircase leading down to the chart room, and Captain Nemo's luxurious state room, replete with furniture, pipes, the sample table, rugs and those mighty viewports.  Where Nemo once stood staring out into the wonders of the deep, we can now peer back inside his mighty ship.