Recently I visited my sister for a weekend and flew down to Southampton to celebrate her birthday. We had a lot of fun together, including a shopping trip to Brighton. I love Brighton, it just gets better with delightful shops and eating places, the pier, the beach and The Pavilion.
The Royal Pavilion is completely over the top - a pastiche on oriental architecture and a mix of Chinese and Islamic styles - but it is the white stone that stops it becoming tacky and tasteless (mind you, you should see some of the interiors)!
It's such a striking building, built as a holiday home for George IV when he was Prince Regent (wasn't he the one who died on the toilet)? The gardens are quite pretty - although not very imaginative - and, with the busy road outside, it's not a tranquil place.
However, it has inspired me enough to make a diorama from watercolour paper of the architecture that epitomises The Royal Pavilion. If you want to make a diorama of your own please visit Made In The UK and follow the simple steps to creating your own.
