Paris of To-dayH. Jenkins limited, 1924 - 320 стор. |
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Сторінка 266 - ... des Jacobins, near the rue St. Honore ; another near the abbey of St. Martin des Champs, and a third near St. Germain des Pres ; three handsome bridges were built ; and new quays formed on each bank of the river. The Canal de...
Сторінка 199 - The lateral faces have two bronze bas-reliefs ; in one, Henry IV. is seen commanding food to be distributed to the inhabitants of Paris, who, during the siege of the capital, had taken refuge in his camp; in the other, the king, entering as a conqueror, stops in the Parvis de Notre Dame, and orders the provost of Paris to bear his message of peace to the inhabitants.
Сторінка 266 - The Place de la Bastille, intersected by the latter canal, was begun, and near it a vast granary of reserve was constructed. The Bank of France was established in the Hotel de Toulouse, and a magnificent Bourse or Exchange begun. Fifteen new fountains were erected in different parts of the city, and several wide streets and spacious markets were opened.
Сторінка 246 - The htcarne windows of this front are very remarkable: they are formed of military trophies in stone, each consisting of a cuirass surmounted by a helmet and surrounded by a mantle. In the middle of the cuirass is pierced a circular window, and the effect produced is that of a series of gigantic knights defending from above the approaches of the place. The...
Сторінка 234 - Egyptian dynasty, better known in history as the great Sesostris. These two monoliths were given by Mehemet Ali, Viceroy of Egypt, to the French government, in consideration of the advantages conferred by France on Egypt in aiding to form the arsenal and naval establishment of Alexandria...
Сторінка 261 - Louis XIV. completed the projects of Henry IV. and Louis XIII. More than eighty new streets were opened, and most of the old ones improved and embellished. The Place Vendome and Place des Victoires were formed.
Сторінка 148 - Salun allowed him a pension to support him in his miserable senility just sufficient to supply him with a wretched lodging, bread, and a change of raiment once in every three or four years ! In addition to this he was allowed a supper (which was his dinner) at the gaming-house. Thither, at about eleven at night, he went. Till supper-time (two) he amused himself in watching the games and calculating the various chances, although he was destitute of the means of playing a single coup.
Сторінка 263 - ... ornaments. It was begun in 1739, and finished in 1745. The building is of a concave semi-elliptical form, 90 feet in length by 36 in elevation. In the centre is a pavilion, resting on a basement, with plain horizontal rustics, and consisting of two couples of Ionic columns supporting a pediment.
Сторінка 263 - At No. 57 in the rue de Crenelle is the FONTAINE DE CRENELLE, one of the finest in Paris. — Bouchardon executed the designs, figures, bas-reliefs, and some of the ornaments. It was begun in 1739, and finished in 1745. The building is of a concave semi-elliptical form, 90 feet in length by 36 in elevation. In the centre is a pavilion, resting on a basement, with plain rustics, supporting two couples of Ionic columns crowned with a pediment.
Сторінка 267 - Alfort occupied it on the 30th of March, and successfully resisted two attacks of Russian troops detached by General Barclay de Tolly. On the third attack, however, the Russians made themselves masters of the cemetery ; and their possession of the batteries hastened the surrender of the village of Charonne.