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In 1984 Charles, Prince of Wales famously described the proposed Sainsbury Wing extension to the National Gallery in London as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend",[1] a term now widely used to describe architecture, particularly modernist architecture, unsympathetic to its surroundings.[2] [3]
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References
- ^ A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Gala Evening at Hampton Court Palace. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Prince's new architecture blast. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ No cash for 'highest slum'. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
