I did not notice anything in the local Press or any announcements by Brighton and Hove Council regarding the proposed sculpture to be built in the Royal Pavilion until I read about it in the Argus recently.

I am a fan of modern art and agree public sculpture can add pleasure to our lives. But public art is difficult to get right and is usually successful when the theme has some affinity with its surroundings. The glass and steel arc proposed for the Dome complex is totally inappropriate.

I am thrilled £30 million is being spent to restore this historic area of Brighton, but please don't destroy the elegant facade townspeople and visitors love so much.

-Pauline Young, The Drive, Hove