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42 THE MAUSOLEUM.
Crown Prince of Austria, H.I.H. Prince Im-
perial of France, Prince Louis Esterliazy, Duke of
Plamilton, Duke of Manchester, Duke de Bassano, Lord
Eendlesham, Lord Mandeville, Count Jaraczewski^
Count Bombelle, Mr Montague Guest, Mr Vaughan,
Mr Cooper, Colonel Campbell, Major Cogliill, The
Hon. Hanbury Lennox, Colonel Teesdale.
THE MAUSOLEUM.
The Mausoleum, another of Duke Alexander's
creations, is situated on a beautifully formed terrace,
raised to the north-west of the Palace, from which it
is distant about a quarter of a mile. It is to a
considerable extent enclosed by rows of stately beeches,
varied at intervals by luxuriant shrubbery, but from
its great altitude, being nearly 120 feet high, it towers
far above the objects by which it is surrounded. The
base covers an area of somewhere about 110 feet
diameter. The structure is a composition of Roman
architecture, most of the details being developed in
the purest style. The mausoleum may be said to
consist of three several storeys or compartments
placed upon a surbase formed by colossal steps rising
several feet, above which is a massive stylobate or
basement, in the western portion of which is the
entrance to the chapel. From this stylobate rises a
dado, whose sides are panelled and pilastered. This
is perhaps the most pretentious of the three storeys
and exhibits great skill and elaborate finish. The
panels are formed by single slabs, of gigantic propor-
tions, and the effect produced is strikingly imposing.
The super-structure is a huge plinth of ]3lain polished
stone, with the guilloche or fretbancl boldly indented
and channelled. The whole is surmounted by a dome
which rises eighteen feet above the plinth. The
vaulted basement constitutes what may be termed