Capital Kingston of the Kingdom of Hightens, Ganquan Palace.
Night had fallen, yet various alchemical lamps bathed the palace in a brilliance as bright as day, resplendent and magnificent.
Pointed tower roofs in Georgian style, exquisite porticos carved from white marble, and pillars flanked by absolutely symmetrical auxiliary buildings.
These elements together formed a vast complex consisting of more than six hundred rooms.
Complemented by orderly arrays of six-by-six pane glass windows, they were transparent and bright, with lines undulating in a neat and orderly fashion.
Surrounded by the solemn "Pomp and Circumstance Marches," the palace looked tidy, graceful, dignified, and noble from any angle, filled with a timeless sense of order and beauty.
But for Byron, who was invited here to participate in the victory banquet after seeing the white roses that bloomed all over the Royal Palace come May, it was an eyesore.
