The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-02

catneofai.looking structure was built in
aoS0, but was prepared as tomb for the
nrst OF the Bonapartes by Louis Philippe
IN 1857, the remains being brought from
st. Helena and deposited here In Decem.
oer OF that yearst The tomb Is an open,
circular crypt, 36 feet in diameter, directly
beneath the dome. The sarcophapus Ia
OF red Finland granite, is II feet high, Is
ieet In length and weighs 81 tons. All
around arc battle flags aud atatues of vic.
tory and In the floor is e laurel wreath
wrought in costly mosaic. Above the
door of the cryptis the following inscrip.
TOD, taken from the will of Napoleon ::
~ desire that my ashes may repose upon
tho baaks of the Seine, in the midst of
the French people, whom heye ever
loved" Within the same building are
also buried Duroc and Bertrand. and
Joseph and jerome Bonaparte. Standing
by the side of this solemn crypt, with the
gorgeous light from, the stained glass
windows shedding an almost supernatural
glory over the scene, and gazing down
upon the massive sarcophagus which con.
tains all the mortal remains of this
mighty conqueror, his wondrous history
comes back to us, aud while the folly Of
human ambition is made more evident
our admiration for the genius and ability
offthis remarkable man increases. We
see him, subaltern from Corsica, rising
by his own ability, until, crowned by his
own hand, he is seated on the throne Of
France. We see him in Egypt, electri.
Tying his army with these words "Sol.
a!eys froni ths sasagiis os. tbs r7rs..as
forty centuries are looking down nnnn
you" We see him at the bridge Of Lodi.
leading at the head of his troops the des.
perate charge. ALI over Europe his
eagles were borne and the echoes of his
cannon we're heard until, crushed by
the strength of q continene this inter
loper, this man of the people, fell. His
rise and fsll, and the subsequent history
of France contains lessons for the ma.
tions.
A short distance from the Hotel des
invalides, which, by the way, was founded
BY Louis XIV, as home for old soldiers
and contains accommodations for about
5000 pensioners, is the Military School.
facing on the Northwest the Champs de
Mars, broad open fold now used as q
parade ground, but where the Exposition
OF 1873 was held. Just across the Seine
is the Palace of the Trocadero, the only
permanent building erected for the exhi.
bitlon. II is' in the form of semi.circle,
facing the river, and is occupied by vari.
Gus art museums, chronological collec.
tions, etc. Nearly North of the Trocadsro
is the Arc de Triomphe, at the Northwest
end of the Champs Elysees. This mas.
sive arch, 100 feet high, the finest of its
kind in the world, was dedicated by
Napoleon 1st to the glory of the French
army; but was completed in 1886 by
Louis Philippe. It's location is one OF
the most commanding in Paris, and from
It's summit q fine view is obtained. From
its base radiate twelve great avenues or
5oule7ards, broad and roomy, with rows
of trees on either side. A half mile to
the West, beyond the Notifications, is the
famous Bois de Boulogne, forest of $500
acres, which has several times been cut
down, the laht time in 1871; but the
kind hand of Nature is rapidly restoring
the wood to its former beauty.
The Avenue des Champs Elysees ;s a
little more than mile in length from the
great arch to the Place de ia Concorde,
and with its surroundings is unequalled
as pleasure resort. On either eide are
promenades, shaded walks, flower gar.
dcr;. fountains, merry .go.rouadb lor tbs
children, cafes ciiantants or open air con.
certs, aud every imaginable form of
amusement, which, with the crowd of
gay equipages, riders and pedestrians
make 1t on summer afternoons and even.
ings the pleasure resort of the world, and
gives to the tourist an opportunity of
studying to good advantage the peculiar
features of Parisian out. door life.
Of the churches of Paris the Cathedral
of Notre Dame, located on an island in
the river, is entitled to the first mention.
It was founded in 1853 on the site of
temple to Jupiter and is little over 400
feet in length with nave ITO feet high.
The exterior is especially pleasing, the
three stories Of the facade, with richly
aculptured portals below, the statues Of
the French kings above, surmounted by
agallery of pointed arches end the twin
towers rising over all, producing very
fine effect; but the interior hardly sus.
taire expectation. The stained glass win.
dows are or great richness, however, and
the great rose window, ~ feet in dian,s-
ter, is one of the finest in the world. The
massive columns Of the nave present the
peculiar feature of Gothic alternating
with the circular. In 1892 the church
was converted into Temple Of Reason.
Near Notre Dame, and also on the island,
Is the Palais de Justice, and in one Of the
courts is Sainte Chapelle, o small Gothic
building of wondrors beauty regarded as
the finest specimen Of the Gothic. in
France.
Beyond the Seine, and near the Lux.
embourg palace. is the Pantheon, or
church Of st. Genevieye, the protectress
of the city. It occupies q commanding
position and is one of the finest architect.
ural structures in Paris. Its groups of
statuary are especially fine. Nearly East
of the Pantheon, on the South bank of
the seine, is the Jardin des Plantss, con.
tanning q fine collection of flowers and
plants. as we'll az q msnagerie and velu.
able museums of anatomy, zoology, bota.
ny, geology, etc. $3.50 US; 3 ~,
North of the Seine, and near the Place
de la Concorde, Ia the church of the
Madeleine, classical structure, modelled
after the ParshenonS ct Athens. Its col.
onpades and por.icoes are very. striking
In appeafence. Near by ID the Place
Vendome, with the Vendome Column,
erected by Napoleon tho 1st, in honor
Of victories over tho sAustrians and Rus:
lsians. More than / 200 captured cannon
iwers used in its construction TO fnrniah
the bronze plates aithtwhich the core Of
masonry 10 covered! In general appear.
apce. It Is not nhlike Traja ajan's, column at
Rome. 1t Eas thrown dopn BY the Com.
l,munists ir1 1871 but has since been ire.
erected, and the shattered stasn9 Of the
great emperor restored. - 4 8 s5iS.} s.li5.s!
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