Repton had himself rejected not only the Chinese style, on the grounds that it was "too light and trifling for the outside," but every other style, before he finally concluded: "No alternative remained but to combine from the Architecture of Hindustan such forms as might be rendered appliable to the purpose."
衡諸其他，臣以為土耳其式建築望之猶如失敗的希臘式；摩爾式（Moorish）不過是哥德建築的壞例子；埃及建築太笨重，中國建築又太輕﹘﹘當然，用之於室內是相當理想的﹘﹘因此之故，印度建築或許是理想的選擇。