Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-09-08
TRIP ACROSS The ATLANTIC.
LETTER No. v.-Continued

The Old Louvre, was begun by Fran
els I. in 1928, his son Henry ". Louis
NH and Louis XIV continued to ex-
tend the building, and up till 1902 the
greater part of the Louvre remained Un-
finished. Napoleon, however, resumed
the works and under him the Louvre
was finished and the surrounding streets
and places cleared. Charled X. inhab-
tied the Old Louvre, and as is well
known fired from its windows looking
towards the quay and river on the vic
Tins Of st. Barthelemy. Henry III,
Henry ", and Louis XIII also resided
here as well as the unfortunate English
Queen Henrietta widow of Charles L
Louis XIV. during part of his minority
inhabited the Louvre, but since then it
has been devoted to the reception of the
various museums of fine arts. On the
first floor of the transversaI building is
Sale deS Etdts, for the reception of the
great bodies of the State, this is a hall
14O #. long 68 wide and 50 high, is light
range being circular. A gallery support
ed on gilt columns runs round the great
er part of it. On state occasions the
Throne is placed at the entrance of the
gallery. There is a gallery for the En-
press, the Imperial Princesses and their
suites. The ceiling is beautifully paint
ed, represents Civilization enIightening
the world. At her sides are Justice and
Force, Law and Philosophy. France is
seated on a throne between Abundance
and Generosity. Behind stands Pru-
dence holding the national flag, protect
ed by Vigilance and Patriotism, &c.
The eastern front of the Louvre $50 ft.
is one of the finest pieces of architecture
of any age. Almost all the interior Of
the New and old Louvre is devoted to
the museums, collectively known under
the name of l[usics HDlpcridlLr for which
it is so celebrated. The collection of
paintings in these halls are among the
finest to be found any where and If
placed side by side would reach more
than ten miles, the work of the first
masters of France and Italy.
In one department of Antiquities, are
the fruits of the French researches in
Egypt. For articles of domestic life and
for all minuter details, this is perhaps
the most complete collection in exist
ance. Valuable Egyptian vases human
soc, 4hncn Of oTp
MSS in fine preservation, seeds of diff
erent kinds and even fragments of bread
found in the tOmbs of Egypt taTe collect
ed here, cloth of various kinds, brOOms,
musical instruments, walking sticks, a
crutch shOd with iron, shoes, mirrors.
needles, and elegant spoons, all of the
earlier periods of Egypt, find place in
this most interesting museum. Here
are also the weights and measures of the
Philesterian system, mentioned in the
Scriptures, and some curious Egyptian
IoadstOnes nicely balanced so as to an
swer the purpose of a magnetic needle.
In the centre of another room we see
under glass cases the rich saddles and
saddle cloths used at the cOrORations of
Louis XVI. and Charles X. also the arm
chair of King DagObert, full suits of
armour worn by Charles X, Henry II
and the suit in which he was killed
Henry III, Henry ", Frances III, Louis
XIII and Louis XIV. There are also
many other objects of great interest here,
such as the sceptre of Charlemagne, his
Prayer Book dated $50, his Sword and
Spurs, The crown worn by Louis XVI
at his coronation, his Sword without a
hilt) a shoe worn by Marie Antoinette,
the marriage sword of Henry ". A
beautiful cabinet which belonged to
Marie AntOinette stands in one corner
and other arms and things of Historical
interest. In another room is the Sedan
chair of Louis Nv. and the desks of
Louis XVIII, and Louis Philippe. A
silver Statue of Napoleon !. the size of.
life, and among many other articles in
this room are the full dress clothes worn
by him on state occasions, his uniform
which he wore at MarengO, his sword of
consul and & small round hat which he
wore at st. Helena, ana the pocket
handkerchiefwhich he usedwhen on his
death bed, locket containing the hair
of Napoleon and his son. The ceilings
If these halls are profusely gilt, adorned
with gold, the walls are incased with
red marble,
The Arc De EdQmphe. This triumph-
al arch is one of the wonderful cOncep-
itions of Napoleon who decrocd its cree
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