Royal Pavilion, Brighton
George IV’s seaside palace with an Indian exterior and a lavish Chinese fantasy inside.
The pavilion shows the Regency taste for the exotic and how new industrial technology could be hidden behind decoration. It is run by Brighton & Hove Museums.
Materials: Painted wood, cast iron, silk, glass
Manufacture: Behind the exotic surfaces lay modern technology: cast-iron columns, gas lighting and a large kitchen.
The chandelier in the Banqueting Room hanging from a silver dragon.
The cast-iron columns painted to look like bamboo.