The constructing now occupied by the Prado in Madrid was constructed earlier than the French Revolution for the public display of elements of the royal art assortment, and related royal galleries open to the general public existed in Vienna, Munich and other capitals. Public buildings and monuments, secular and spiritual, by their nature usually address the whole of society, and guests as viewers, and display to most of the people has long been an necessary factor in their design. Egyptian temples are typical in that essentially the most largest and most lavish decoration was placed on the elements that could …