Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-05-22
At all the statinns in Rerlin the BAG

to hand i'll the registration ticket Close
to the cabs Is stationed a policeman,
from whom a tally Is obtained showing
the number Of the cab. This tally must
be given to the driver ON taking the
seats The "taXameter' cabs are the
only ones used In this way the cab
man cannot ovrrcharge passenger or IA
stranger in the city. The red figures on
the dial show the marks, the black ones
the pfrnnigs. The WiDiut,Dn price is 20
pfruuigs tah0ut Is centsD. After mid
night the tares are doubled. As one
rides along these hands ON the dial move
lust rs on clock and at the end of the
Journey they point to the amount You
owe the cahman. This is a very unique
but sensible idea, as advantage Is very
often taken of foreigners.
The city is traversed in every direction
by electric tramwayS, and omulbuSeS
and motor buses run everywhere. There
are also the underground trains.
Must now tell you of some of the
very many interesting and instructive
things | have seen.
On the famous "Unter den Linden
are situated many of the celebrated
buildings. This beautiful thOroughfare,
with its two-double rows of lime trees,
forming a long avenue from Branden-
burger Thor on the west to SChlOSs
8rucke on the east. Is the finest in
Berlin. Walking eastward from Fried
rich street, we reach, first, the Academy
building on the north side-an edificc
erected at the close of the 18th century.
Behind it are the old Royal Stables and
opposite is the University Library. Al
the end of the avenue of lines is "A fine
al, h.,
designed by Rauch Tn" monument is
over 70 feet high, and tn" PEDESTAL sup
ports figures depicting scenic represent
atoms of incidents in the great king ;
life. together with symbolic figures of
Strength. Wisdom Justice and Modera-
ton. The other figures r"p"c-ent con-
temporary princes, generals, poets and
philosophers.
The building north of the statu" is the
University, once the palace of Frederick
lis other.
Behind the University j. a chestnut
grove snrr uIding a bronze statue of
HarHer, the chemist.
On the east are the "Sing Academic.
and Treasury close by.
Behind the latter and the Linden" is
the Royal Watch-lIouse, where the
guards are stationed ii building de-
signed by Schinkcl i'll Doric style.
Next is the ArmOry, handsome Struc-
ture begun by NerIng in 1868 and com
pleted by Schluter and others. The
second architect added the fine series of
sculpture which embelliSh the exterior.
The ground floor is occupied 10y a muse
um of engineering and artillery illuStra-
tiOnS.
Opposite the southern side of the
statue is the Palace of Kaiser Wilhelm
|, now styled, by imperial edict, 1.-The
Great" This editicc, open to the pub
lie, contains the Emperor'S study, some
sculpture by Rauch, and the apartment
of the Empress Augusta. The entire
building extends into Bchren street, be-
hind the Royal Library.
The latter is a ROcOcO structure, con
tanning about 900 900 volumes; -, 0O0
manuscripts, including those of Luther 5
Bible; Gutenberg's Bible on parchment
the first book printed on movable
type: Meancthons Report on the Diet
of Worms; the CodeX Wittekindi, an
Sth-century copy of Gospels believed tC
have been given to Duke Wittekind of
SaXony by Ch1r'emagne, etc.
On the square III front of the building
is IA statue of the Empress Augusta seat
ed uDOn n chair. and a vase called "The
Kaiser Vase" which the Empress pre.
scented TO her consent ON his Doth birth.
dav
behind is the ROYAL Opera House
buiIt Inv KnOhpIsdorff in 11l3 ranahla ot
seating > 600 persons, In the larne con.
cert room svmnhonv concerts conducted
hv Richard Stranss take Mace thron oh.
ont the winter
Something of great interest to the
music-I Hover is - snecimen ot thn st,tn,rv
of the nresant century, At the ,nstira.
tion of Commencement Leichner a bean.
tifnI monument was raised in thn vea,
1904 to Richard Wagner This Strnctnre
consists of base sunnortinp a nedestaI
decorated with Romanesnne Mind ark
nde. tba roar ono ronndad 70 Snit tha
fnrm of the chair in Which tho main
tirnra is seated Waonar's farn tnrnnd
rathnr foo boh * spekino soma bar
monv The same idea is also evnrascod
IN Tho nervous movement of tbo 1oft
hand and tbe frn,lv-closed right ono
pa,horc mora LnontiflI tL.n tho oa,,
trail fi1nra are those c,ronn.d arnnnd the
nndest,l In tha front there 49, fine
ra,resnntation of Wolfram Won EScban.
b,rh said 70 have been dasi,,nad Nv, thc
,,ros,,t E,nnornr A. tha TanI, ~ thl
Rbnintorhtnr and AIb4rirh tha Dv,rf
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