carbuncle

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"He was absolutely slammed down by the architectural establishment," said Clarke of the King's attacks on some modern design plans, such as in 1984 calling a proposed extension to the National Gallery a "monstrous carbuncle".

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

He disdained a proposed addition to London’s National Gallery as “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

The drama, in their view, is nothing less than a monstrous carbuncle on the face of British society.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

In 1984, he famously ridiculed a proposed extension to the National Gallery as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

He stood there as if be were drying himself in the sun, with a wingspread of about eleven feet, a bright orange head and a magenta carbuncle.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White