- The Pepper Pot is a Neoclassical white tower located in Tower Road, Queen’s Park in Brighton, England.
- The owner of Queen’s Park had it constructed by the architect Charles Barry in 1830 at the same time as a villa, which has now been dismantled.
Description
- The Pepper Pot is a ten sided cylinder surrounded by eleven Corinthian columns built on an octagonal plinth, and which reaches a height of 60 feet (18m)..
- Built in the Neoclassical style, it is a copy of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (335 BCE) situated near the Acropolis in Athens.
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
- The Choragic Monument is a circular monument built on a square plinth by the Choregos Lysicrates in 355 BCE.
- It is located near the Acropolis in Athens.
- It was built to commemorate winning the Dithyramb contest, part of the theatrical festival known as Dionysia, which as Liturgist he had financed himself.
- The Monument has been frequently copied as part of the Neoclassical revival movement.
- It is the first known use of the Corinthian Order on a Greek monument.
Photo and map: Pepper Pot, Brighton