s, all having a grand field-dayamid ladies and pleasure-grounds. The pillars are like barberspoles, with the archaeological serpent twined around each insteadof the red stripe. The Pavilion is said to have found in Mr. P.T. Barnum its only admirer. English critics have been ratherhard upon it.… … building might be formed byplacing the pointed halt of alarge turnip upon the middleof a board, with four smalleroues at the corners. Themain intent of the buildingis to imitate a Chinese pagoda,and it was with that aim thatthe Prince of Wales (for heseems to have been mainly hisown architect)…
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