http://www.windsor-berkshire.co.uk/windsor_guildhall.php
The building has an open ground floor where a corn market was held, with a number of meeting rooms upstairs, supported on columns and arches of Portland stone.
However the four columns in the middleof the guildhall are purely decorative, having stood for many hundreds of years supporting no weight from above.
The legend is that the town burghers demanded the extra supporting pillars for safety reasons despite Wren's assurances that none were needed.
Eventually the client had his way and the four pillars installed, but Wren had the last laugh, leaving a gap at the top so they didn't actually support any of the weight of the ceiling above.
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