the walls was refaced and coloured. A hideous cast-iron railing at each side replaces the original walls and arches. The building has been alternately praised and abused. Onearchitect, Ralph, considered it the most perfect piece of architec-ture that the art of man can produce. Horace Walpole… … Qiz;< u 1^ HI u waPi<o H 2;w>■ou Inigo Jones 135 The following more technical description is mainly takenfrom Brayley. The portico on the eastern front consists of twolofty columns and two square piers of similar character, support-ing an angular pediment. The pillars diminish…
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652 · Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 · Architecture -- England History
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