The stranger's guide to Paris; containing an accurate description of the palaces, churches, public edifices, libraries, museums, theatres, &c. together with useful and necessary directions to travellers a detailed account of the political, scientific, c - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 Excerpt: ...without any further ceremony. PLACE DAUPHINE. This place, near the Pont-Neuf, is of a triangular form; and the houses which surround it are of irregular architecture. It is decorated with a monumental fountain, erected iu 1802, to the memory of General Desaix, who fell at the battle of Marengo. A cippus supports a bust of the general, crowned by France militant. Two figures of Fame are engraving upon escutcheons--one Thebes and the Pyramids, the other Khell and Marengo, the names of the battles in which he most distinguished himself. PLACE DU CHATELET. This place has been formed on the spot where in ancient times stood the northern fortress of Paris, the residence of the chief magistrate of the city, the seat of the jurisdiction of the CbAtelet, where St.-Louis administered justice, and the principal prison of the capital. It has become one of the pleasantest sites in Paris. Three sides of the square are surrounded by lofty houses, the other is bordered by the quays on the banks of the Seine. In the centre is a circular basin, 20 feet in diameter, from which rises a column in bronze, 52 feet in height. The lower part has the form of a palm-tree, and the capital is composed of the leaves. It is surmounted with a gilded statue of Victory, holding in each hand a crown of laurel, supposed to be the chef-d'oeuvre of Boizot. At the foot are statues representing Vigilance, Law, Fortitude, and Prudence, who unite hands, and form a circle round the base' of the column. This monument, which from its decoration has been called the Fontaine des Palmiers, is from designs by M. Bralle. In the house, No. 1, in this place, are held the sittings of the Chamber of Notaries, where houses and real property of insolvent debtors are sold by auction. On Wednesdays and Saturdays g...
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