1.   The east end retains its Romanesque characteristics and the Galluspforte is a twelfth century design with elaborate sculptured decoration.

2.   Sandra Edwards, the founder of the Manhattan-based Childesign, a nonprofit design advocacy organization, finds such elaborate decorations disheartening.

3.   Whimsy and elaborate decoration were reserved for pieces made in the back country or for those intended as the focal point of a room.

4.   At the rallies, there were elaborate decorations, daytime fireworks and balloon launches.