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ti: wēn shā chéng bǎo 12 |
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ar: yīng yǔ tīng lì |
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al: BBC nǚ wáng de gōng diàn |
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This is the King' s dining room, and appropriately enough, the theme is food. |
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Just look at this amazing ceiling painted by the celebrated Antonio Verrio. |
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And it certainly lives up to its title, The Banquet Of The Gods. |
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Charles chose to create his palace in the latest style sweeping through Europe baroque. |
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Its grandeur and ambition proclaimed the restoration of the monarchy. |
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I think the Baroque style fitted very well with Charles II' s sense of what monarchy looked like. |
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You know, it was kind of big, bold, and it sort of smacked you on the chops. |
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It' s not a restrained style. It' s kind of exuberant. |
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It' s colourful, and it' s full of human beings. |
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It' s kind of fleshy, if you like. |
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It really was like a fabulous stage set. |