The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-19
ARE GRAND AND BEAUTIFUL.
MOST WONDERFUL WORKS or ART
 VIEWED IN FLORENCE.

Years o-World-Renowned Bronze
 Doors Which Have Been Hanging for
 Tive Hundred Years-Marvelous and
 Delicate Carvings on Giotto's Tower.
 Dresden, March 26, 1895.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Very broad quays are to be seen on
 either side of the Arno which divides
 the city into two unequal portions, and
 along these quays runs the "Lungarno" :"
 This Is a wide street lined with hotels,
 shops and fine buildings. There is a
 wide pavement on each side of the
 nadei 1t is thronged daily with many
 people. Let us proceed from the Pa
 lazzo Vecchio" along the Lungarno un-
 til we come to the Caseine, some two
 miles distant, situated right on the Ar
 no. This is delightful park extend-
 ing for two miles along the Arno's bank;
 it is thronged with handsome equip . ages, foot passengers and gentlemen
 and ladies well horsed; especially is this
 so every afternoon. for it is the fashion
 able resort of all; everybody Is sure to meet everybody here, and it is the place
 of the city to learn the news and listen
 to the gossip, and there is plenty of the
 latter drifting about assure you. The Cascine with it's magnificent trees and lovely views of the Appenines in the
 distance Is very charming spot, and a walk under it's great trees at the close of hot summers day is peculiarly delightful experience.
 At the entrance of the Cascine Is the Piazza degli Zuavi," pretty square it Is too; from this point let us follow the track of the old city walls till we en- circle the city; these old walls were re- moved thirty years ago, but the mas sive stone gate-ways were left stand ing, and they are the admiration of all who visit Florence. Where the walls formerly stood there is now very broad, magnificent road with wide pavements; it Is the finest road or street in the city and many residences are built along its sides. It bears the same relation to Florence that the Ring strasse does to Vienna. We will com- mence our walk from the Piazza degli Zuavi," and as we enter upon the first part of the broad street we notice that it Is named "Viale Principe Umberto," and we are surprised to notice that all the residences in this quarter are new, and we can scarcely believe we are in such an old city as Florence; after walking for twenty minutes we make slight turn to the right and perceive that the name of the street is changed to Viale Strozzi, and we shortly pass @ grand old fortress known as the Fort of St. John Baptist which was built by Cos ino I. in 1534; this is a picturesque spot, and after stopping a little to admire it we continue advancing, and in a few moments our broad highway has again undergone a change of name. It is the very same street, but now it's name is Viale Margherita (thus named for the popular queen of Italyl: 1t Is lined on either side with splendid buildings; this section of the street leads us in few to the fine large Piazza Ca vour," a very grand square, in the cen ter of which is the Triumphal Arch erected in 1738 to commemorate the en- try of the Grand Duke Francis II. There is handsome new colonnade here which is much admired. There is also the ancient stone gateway known as the 'Porta San Gallo, which remains l from the old walls. It is a grand relic | of the past, looking like bit of the | middle ages cropping out in an environ ment of the nineteenth century. Our | broad road now turns slightly to the | right and its name is again changed to | Vialle Amedes. As we walk along this | portion we get fine views of Fiesole and I the mountains in the distance, while a breeze cheers us as we con- tinue walking till in fifteen minutes we come to beautiful oval mound sur rounded by a high stone wall and cov- cred with dark Cypress trees; the road divides about this mound, which is three hundred feet long and again unites at the further end on it's mission | to encirele the city. The mound re- ferred to is the Protestant cemetery, where very many natives of England and America are inferred. The Poet Landor, Mrs. Browning, Theodore Par ker and very many others are asleep in this pretty, shady spot.
 Please bear in mind that the wide street through which we have been walking for the past hour is constant y being cut into by frequent narrow streets and broad avenues, all of which 'un right into the heart of Florence not nore than one mile distant We have, ts it were, been walking along the per- phery of a great wheel, the spokes of which represent the streets running nto the citys center which in this case S represented by the Duomo or cathe- lral. Let us continue along the same oad, which is now called the Viale Principe Engenio, a glorious path 1t is %; to walk here is an inspiration; the