The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-24
THE BURNING PALACES.

The Tuileries and the LOuvre-Their His |
tOricnl Associations and Architectural
Beauties.
A cable despatch informs that the Communists
have fired the palaces OF the Tuileries and the
Louvre in addition to other public buildings In Paris
and that they are now burning.
The OF Tuleries is derived from the fact that
the tiles Utaes) used in Paris were formerly manu-
featured on its site. The ground was purchased in
1864 by Catherine de Medics, and the present palace
commenced. Philibert Delorme was the architect
1t much improved under Louis XIII and
XIV. In 1872, Catherine de Medcis gave
fete few days before the
massacre of st. Bartholomew during which were
alegorical representations in which all the nobility,
Catholics and Protestants, were actors. During
the performance, the King Of Navarro and other
Huguenots were prevented by Charles TX and
his brothers from entering Paradise, and
were pushed into hell. This was very sig
nincant, for four days after the massacre
took place, the whole having been arranged before
the tete Louis XIV resided at the Tuileries before
the completion Of the Palace Of Versailles. After
wards it was occupied until his return by the fami-
lies of persons attached to his Court In June 1792
the mob entered the palace, and in August of the
same year the Swiss Guard were murdered in it. It
was the official residence OF the First Consul and
also OF the Imperial Court of Napoleon. After the
Revolution King Charles TX and the royal family
resided there. In 1880 the mob entered
again and drove out the King. 1t the
residence of Louis Philippe until the Revolution OF
1s4S, when party of rioters in company with some
loose women, occupied the apartments for ten days.
They turned the Kings and Queens bedrooms into
dining rooms, and celebrated their orgies night aud
| day in the most magnificent apartments OF the
palace. In 1S49 the Tulleries occuped as gal
lery for the exhibition Of paintings and on the
establishment OF the empire it became the city resi-
| dence OF the Imperial Court.
The facade facing the garden OF the Tuieres is
| about 1000 feet in length, running from the Rue
| Rvoli to the Seine. The style of architecture is
mixed. The first or lower floor columns are Ionic,
| the second Cornthian, and the third Composite At
the extremity of the facade are two lofty pavilions
with remarkably lofty roofs and chimneys The Que
on the Rue de Rlvoi is called Pavilion Marsan and
| the one toward the Seine Partition de Fore Napo-
leon conceived the idea OF connecting the palace
Of the Tueres with that of the Louvre, which stood
parallel with it at about quarter of mile distant,
but political events TRANSFERRED which prevented his
carrying out his designs 1t left for his nephew
to finish this great undertaking.
During the late imperial reign the ground floor OF
the southern wing OF the palace occupied by the
| Empress. These apartments were formerly occu-
| pied by Louis Philippe and his immediate family.
| The entrance to the state apartments is up the
| Escalier de Chapele. The antique ceiling OF this
| apartment formerly decorated the sleeping apart
| ment Of La Refine Blanche, and was brought
from Vncennes. To the left OF this
| is the theatre, used as supper
room on Dali IL is CapaDle OF accommodating
| 500 persons. Opposite this the ground floor is
the State Chapel. The Sale de la Pair is magnif-
| cent hail. used as q ballroom. over the mante is,
| or was, magnificent portrait of Napoleon III by
| Muller. In the hall Is statue OF Peace, presented
to NapoeonI by the city of Paris after the treaty
Amiens. Next is the Sale des MarcheauT, the finest
OF he suit. This has also been used as a ballroom
on state occasions. The walls gold and white
the furniture green, dsmask, and gold.
The names of the great battles of Napoleon 1 are
inscribed over the gallery, and the buss of all his
distinguished generals, and portraits OF many Of
them, adorn the walls Toe next room is the Sale
Blanche, or card-room; the Salon dA pOllOn, and
then the Sale du Trone. The hangings OF dark
red velvet embroidered with gold; the carpets, of
Gobens manufacture, cost nearly 100000. Next
is the Salon Louis XIV, which contains number of
valuable historical portraits Then comes the Ga
eTie de diner, state dining -room and behind these
are the apartments formerly occupied by the Empe-
ror.
The Old Louvre, which was recently connected
with the Tueries by the erection OF the New Louvre
has been regarded as unequaled, architecturay, by
any other building in the city, the eastern front
especially being noteworthy for its artistic design
and execution. Its famous colennade known as the
COonnade du Louvre, was erected during the time
Louis XIV and was regarded as one OF the master
pieces OF that age. 1t consists OF 2S double CORN
THAN columns the facade being 525 feet in length
magnificent effect is prodnced by the grand gate
way in the centre. The gates were made by order
OF the first Napoleon, and are OF bronze.
On the site OF the Louvre stood centuries age
the hunting.seat OF Dagobert During the
reign Of Philip Augustus the site was oc
cupied by castle which defended the Seine. In
the centre OF this rose the famous Tower OF the
Louvre, long used a place OF confinement fol
noted prisoners OF state. The present building
commenced by Francis remained unfinished until
lsO5 when the Great Napoleon took the work In hand
and completed it. The design of the building
is perfect square, each side being over five hun
dred feet in dimensions. The order OF architecture
OF the four facades is principally Corlnthan Com
posite The interior court is one OF the most beau
. tullY decorated in Europe. Many persons of grea
historical celebrity have inhabited the palace, In
cludDg Henry ILL., HenrylV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV
Charles TX, and Henrietta, the widow OF Charles l.
OF England.
The new Louvre was partly occupied under the
, Second Empire by the offices OF the Ministers o.
State and OF the Interior IL contained also the bar
] racks OF the Cent Gardes, the apartments OF the
palace domestics, the imperial stables, and the
Library OF the Louvre formerly the private library
Of Louis Philippe. which comprised about 5000
| volumes The entire palace is OF vast extent
covering altogether over sixty acres OF ground
The descriptions we have given OF the palaces o.
the Tuierles and Louvre Of apply to the ante
bellual period IL is impossible to tell what changes
have been made in their interior arrangements since
the downfall OF the Empire, and it is equally impos
sibe to tell what the loss 10 the world viii be in the
matter of art works II the palaces destroyed L
was stated during the German siege that all tn,
valuable pictures satuary, ana other works OF art
were removed to places OF safety and it is sincerely
to be hoped that this will prove TO have been The
: case.
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FINA NCE AND COMALEROR