unfortunately you didn't see the correct contrast. No real blacks and definitely no whites. My photo teacher in college would of killed me for this one.
needs to be a little lighter ... its all grey, no real whites. The trick with b&w is to have true white and true black in the photograph. The symetry of the composition is nice!
a little too dark for me, and I would have moved about one step to the right to get a little better symmetry with the light sconces on the wall. Good try!
Was this shot black and white, or was it done in very very low light w/ an odd white balance? If the former, it would benefit from increased contrast (preferably when the shot was taken, so the "light" would be more visible and clearer), if the later than it would have been better to go with full color, or at least more color than you have...