plˈeɪfɛɹz dɪzˈaɪn ɪz bˈeɪst ɔnðə koːɹˈædʒɪk mˈɑːnjuːmənt ʌv lˈaɪsɪkɹˌeɪts ɪn ˈæθᵻnz, ɡɹˈiːs, ænd ɪz ɐ sˈɜːkjʊlɚ tˈɛmpəl ʌv nˈaɪn flˈuːɾᵻd kɔːɹˈɪnθiən kˈɑːlʌmz ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐn ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɜːn, ˌɔn ɐ sˈɜːkjʊlɚ pˈoʊdiəm.
Playfair's design is based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece, and is a circular temple of nine fluted Corinthian columns around an elevated urn, on a circular podium.