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Royal Pavilion, Brighton
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(also known as the Brighton Pavilion) Britain's most extravagantly fanciful piece of architecture, built in 1815–20 for the Prince Regent, the future *George IV, to the design of John *Nash. The prince had spent part of each year in *Brighton from 1784 and had built there in 1787 a Marine Pavilion, designed by Henry *Holland; it was this which he employed Nash to rebuild and enlarge. Nash's exterior is in a style derived from Mughal India, made fashionable by the aquatints of Thomas *Daniell and first used for an English country house at *Sezincote. But the predominant style inside is Chinese, seen at its most spectacular in the Banqueting Hall and the Music Room. The great kitchen, with the ceiling supported by palm-tree pillars and with the contemporary cooking equipment still in place, is also a major attraction.
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