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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 13, No. 375, June 13, 1829 by Various
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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.


VOL. 13., No. 375.] SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1829. [PRICE 2_d_.


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[Illustration: CUMBERLAND TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK.]


CUMBERLAND TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK.


The annexed Engraving completes our Series of _Architectural
Illustrations_ of the REGENT'S PARK, and is, withal the most magnificent
Terrace in the circuit. It stands considerably above the road, and is
approached by a fine carriage sweep, with handsome balustrades; below
which, and level with the road, is the garden, or promenade for the
residents of the Terrace.

The architect of Cumberland Terrace is Mr. Nash, who appears to have been
so lavish of ornament, as to give the whole range the appearance of a
triumphal temple. It consists of a centre and wings, connected by two
handsome arches, which have a very pleasing and novel effect. The entrance,
or ground story throughout, is rusticated, and in the principal parts or
masses of the elevation, serves as a base or pediment for handsome Doric
columns, above which is a balustrade, on which are placed allegorical
figures of the Seasons, the Quarters of the Globe, the Arts and Sciences,
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