Many artists have the “impossible project” and this is mine.’
So says Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos of her mouthwatering ‘Wedding Cake’ pavilion, the sweetest of architectural treasures awaiting visitors to Waddeson Manor in Buckinghamshire.
Almost five years in the making, the 12-metre-high (39ft) cake is covered in thousands of icing-like tiles glazed in pale pinks, greens and blues, with Vasconcelos declaring it the ‘biggest challenge’ of her 30-year career.
The ‘Wedding Cake’ pavilion is the sweetest of architectural treasures awaiting visitors to Waddeson Manor in Buckinghamshire
The floors are connected by spiral staircases the colour of butter
The pavilion was inspired by ‘the exuberant Baroque buildings and decorative ceramic traditions of Lisbon, where Vasconcelos lives and works’, according to the venue.
Guests are able to become human cake toppers at the top, where they can soak up views over the beautiful Waddesdon grounds
The inside harbours golden walls, pastel blue columns and pink spears that dangle from the ceiling like chocolate drops
In keeping with its festive theme, there are electric candles and mini statues of marriage saint St Anthony to bless newlyweds
The pavilion was inspired by ‘the exuberant Baroque buildings and decorative ceramic traditions of Lisbon where Vasconcelos lives and works’, according to the venue