The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-30 00:00:00

EXTERIOR.

" This Pyramid is intended to record the. Inn-
HAW. achievements ot the Navy and Army daring
the entire of the late great contest.
64 It is divided into twenty-two equal tiers, de-
noting the *timber of years of the war, and tom.
ing on the whole a complete Chronolo4iral Table
ot events during this pet iod, represented by US.-
reliefs in bronze. .

" The four entrances in the ,base (or set een)
are each surmnante.d by a triiimphal
" The Car of Britannia over the 'grand door-
way, facing .the entrance to the ingdel, contains
statue of his Royal Highness the Prince Ite.r.
gent, holding the reins of Government, hhi horses
icd by ;Wisdom and Fortitude ; the • figures sur-
rounding tie Car represent the. Great Officers of
State as at a Coronation.
The Car or the reverse side of the model.
,contains a statue of his Royal Highness the Doke
of yurk, Conanander!in-Chief of the forces ; his
horses led by Justice and Discrituination ; the
figures surrounding the Car represent the heads
,of the. Military'Departments ICome.
• ,Car nit the right as you enter the i•oorn
contains a Statue 0 is Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington his horses led by Victory* and Valour ;
the figures surrounding the Cat represeilt OtheelS
of his Grace's St,df not designated elsewhere. '

s' The Car on ►he left contains Lord Viscount
Nelson ; his horses led by Ocsanos ►:nct Tbetig ;
the figures. surrounding the, Car represent the
heads of Naval Departments at home, and some
'Naval Offic'ers in his Lordbhip's lieets not desig.
tiered elsewhere. ' .

" The Equestrian Statues on the terrace of the
model represent the General Officers who have,
commanded nrmies (luring this pet ind, am.i some
of the ill4tiognishef,l t:ivislollßl Generals.
" The niches iu -the base (or screen) contain

ntatats reprtscntilw ti)e At1114;1711S +VIIO itive cortt-
tritincleti,flevN during the war.

" :ftgat.els at the angle-; of the Foetal
,to the top. , represent the alirl (.4t. ,1 Is
wl:o'have tizviu.4.lres-in_kliv v,ethius
battir's:, witha figure Vii.tory`com.ning Lactt
cif them.

(!, in. order to.give the Battle of Water:on that
pre-emit/owe so justly its due, three of the nrr,
'permost tiers of .the Pyramid arch approptiated
repr..sent.t he three days' battles at and oeur Wa-
terloo ; the- fourth and last tier rcpt eitots the
triumphal entry. pi the British Army •nto Put is.
Round these tiers are, placed statues of all the
fieueruls in these•fteeirins, meriallionS of all this-
Cot?manders and Field Officers of Corps, and'the
name of every British Officer and prtv,,te Soldier
engaged would he engraved in letters of. gold\un- ,
der the Bas-reliefs.
''The stlllllll4 of the pyrath iid s crowned by a:
magnificent Temple of Fame of Corinthian archi-
tecture. :,.In this,temple is placed a single star tie
in 011ie marble, of our revered, Monarch Geore,6
the Third, surrounded by busts, and yiedallions
of all the g.feat civil characters of this era.
At the angles of the Temple are four allego-
riCal‘ figures representing the four quarters of the.
globe.
The four fountains at the angles of ttse base"
represent, by allegorical figures, the four gt eat
,110.1.0.110 rivers of the British empire, viz the
Thames, Shannon, Tweed, and Dec.
" The lions are placed'on the lower terrace, as
the characteristic einblem of Great, Britain repre-
sented in a peaceful but
,watchful posture.
" The four first Prime Ministers daring thiS.
period are represented by statues' in the niches
round the grand door-way; stpties 'of the PI iflld
Minister and the remaining Cabinet Ministers Of
the present day are placed' on the tier inimedi,-
ately over the Prince Regent.
" The Pyramid is' ascended by inward stairs
bet Ween each gallery at the door-ways ; the up-
permost tier is as easy of ascent as the lowest,
each tier having a space of eight feet foot-tray all
round, and a' covered' way at tour feet formed by
succeeding tier. •
INTERIOR.
"The interior of this Pyramid, for the purposes
of strength and space, would be constructed itt
the form. of a cone, awl would admit of numerous
compartments, comprising a magnificent circular
saloon, the largest in liutrope, above 200 feet
high, which might be appropriated to any great
national pitrpose, and several oblong rooms of
various olimensions ftfr the main-guard of tho
town, &c. &c.
"The interior of the base (or screen), includ-
ing the buildings at the angles and door-ways,
will form four grand galleries, each upwards of
2.00 fee in leni.oh, admirably calculated for our
national schools of painting, sculpture,' ee-
lure, and mechanics
SMITE FOR THIS BUILDING.

The panoramic view round the nindel, 'is in-
tended to represent the buildingi on the aettnil
,'cite proposed for the erection of ,he
viz. a grand square formed by the King's Mews
anti adjoining premises. •
St. Martin's Clint eh appears on /the ri lire
with the proposaal alteration for St. Martit,',,,....lane;
On the left, and lacing the entrance to the;
Mudd, are the two new sides of the i,tporre.
" Charing Cross and c,,cli.pnr.strcet are ce,
pc escitVett on the reinain:ng side, t~r they
appear. by this alteration, ((wining on the whole
a great implovement to this qoarter of the
at- a moolerate expence, and reoffered the mote
necessary from its contiguity to Carlton House.
POLICY OF SUG:I A MITIOING.
" it must he admitscd,,,t hat the principal objet t
in erecting a National. Trophy, Should be lo eon.,
vey to posterity' a tnemorial of the brill;.in; der,!s
it' is intended to record with is view to their emu.•
latiOn by after ages ; consequently durability intbt •
form-the principal feature of the design. A Py»
nimbi offers this advantage in a very predominant
degree, over -every other form which the seience
Of architecture has hitherto devised. While the
Gothic, piles,are wasted and eradicated ; while this
uplifted coltima is laid prostrate to its base ;
the sturdy arch is mouldered to dust ; the Pyramid
alooestands unshaken, and bids defiance to this
elements aod to tittle.
" The Pyramid not only offers this great„stipc-i
riority in the principal object, but it also presents
a greater field for utility and decoration than raft
be found in any other building ot the sante (bitten-
sions and expence.
" The extrtioas•of this nation during the latQ
contest are unexampled in the history of any Other.
country, so ought. to be
,the memorial of these,,
deeds : we ought not to copy the Roman eolorws
one the Gallic Arch, but erect a gripal„chaste, u'r"
National kionuntent, formed of materials prodiice3
from our own soil, designed and cinbellitbed by
the talents anti genius which this country will he
toured to possess whenever they are called Mu)
action. ,
" in short, this Monument of public taste amt
national gratitude, should lie.nt a character to
inspire the young men of the present and future
ages to deeds of national *lnitiation iii whatever'
branch their genius may direct thetn'to fame and.
hottours, Whether as a Statesman, a Warriqr,- 14,
Painter, Ei Sculptor, an Architect, or a Poet.
" It ought to take some years in its :erection.
that the work may be solid, and the yearivex-
pence not butiltensome to the nation.: it might
to employ as artificers and labourers, -thousamls
of, the gallant dilshatitted Soldiers and Sailors,who
NNOUlti thus,' by degrees, be led to their Uirtner
occupations as citizens, instead of their ed-
atiog, or being It loose on the community at
home, either as a dread or. a nirthen.
" Policy, as well as gratititite; directs that `ft,
Illation 'which has obtained tooth ghn-y froinAverfs
of arms, should at the close ot so great ,aini
hi ii-
liant ti contest turn, itS attention to-the Tint Arts;
and bow can it better effect this tdijeet, th.tO
giving employment for a consitletabe t t;*
numbers of its deserving Artists, awl protiiiugl'Y
their talents, to erect a Alminny.”lt %v./thy
sth.ti a nation in ettch a cal4se,
riattite by any other tountry, the wonder 1410 '"1-
.01 pavetitv
" London. May, 140
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The Model is in the European ?Mignon, hi ,t %cc "q!
know whither it is yet open for poiAto ittlipeatwo, 40040- 4
was in 4istats of gceat forw4r4sto-is Wit waoli.