 Raffaele Monti was hired to design and build much of the external statuary around the fountain basins, and the urns, tazzas and vases.The sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was commissioned to make 33 lifesized models of the (then) newly discovered dinosaurs and other extinct animals in the park.The Palace and its park became the location of many shows, concerts and exhibitions, as well as sporting events after the construction of various sports grounds on the site.