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
In the eccentricities column, he hates modern architecture, having described an addition to the National Gallery in London as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
He famously described an extension to London's National Gallery in 1984 as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend".
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 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
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