The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-22


costly treasures. There are gold, sill
yer, agate and crystal vases, silver
tables and gold plate Of every deserip-
ton.
The city proper is as unusual looking
as the fortress. 1t is a lozenge shape
| lying northeast and southwest. In the
center of this is an octagonal area in
closed by a second line of rampaTts OF
walls. This part is really the city; be-
yond is a suburb laid out in gardens
denseiy inhabited. Within the octagon
is a third area called the Chinese
City" Its southern wall is washed by
the small river MOskva- This is
/ southern barrier Of the Kremlin and is
a fortress of nearly triangular shape.
The two outer walls are modern in
style. The city is laid out in a success
l sion of cOncentric zones which start
from the Kremlin. The streets are billy,
therefore the tram cars are drawn by
/ four and six horses.
Then there are the droskys; vehicles
/ set on either side with no support to
the sides or to the back. But the peas
ants consider the tiligate their national
vehicle. II is rough sort Of basket
/ fixed on four or six poles. Primitive
/ though these carts are. they are well
adapted to the billy and uneven roads.
/ In the street one sees a motley crowd
| of vendors, myriads of women with
| bright-colOred kerchiefs over their
heads, street hawkers, beggars and
/ priests in long black flowing robes The
streets re lined with cobble stones
and boulders and low white houses,
mostly one story high.
4, Moscow has a number of pretty parks;
the PetrOph park is the most noted. A
part is ornamented with flower gardens
and the statues and the remainder is
woodland. At the entrance are some
pretty summer villas built of wood and
| ornamented with fretwork.
Moscow, like all others in the empire,
is rich in churches and shrines. The
most sacred of all these minor chapels
is the Iversky Virgin. situated at the
gate. The exterior walls are made Of
imitation malachite; the roof is a sky
blue cupOla spangled with gilt stars.
| The facade is panelled with paintings
Of saints, framed in embossed brass;
| in front is a platform raised three steps
from the ground. The number of wor-
shippers and visitors to this shrine are
so many it was found necessary to
make the steps of iron. When the car
arrives at Moscow the first thing he
does is to worship at the shrine. An
other interesting church is that Of Vas
sell BlagemOr, which occupies one end
tastic cupOlas and spires built by order
of Ivan the Terrible. This church is
considered unusual because there are
two chapels in the basement. Above
are nine chapels. The interior giitters
with hundreds Of brass tapers that are
always lighted. The image, which is
! the usual Byzantine type, Is a dark
r brown color. 1t has a big jewel on the
brow, another in each shoulder and a
! net of real pearls on the brow. Be-
cause of the many styles of architec-
ture and the many chapels this is con-
: sidered the most original church in the
world. The belfry building is a curious
5 mixture of styles. The tower is Arabian
, and Byzantine, with a. suggestion of In
dian on the fourth story.
! The palace is in the form OF a square
, The state apartments are particularly
r rich and are in good taste. The hall OF
/, st. George is 200 feet by siXty-five fee
! wide and fifty-eight high. The hand
soonest of the state apartments is tn,
. banqueting hall. The ceiling is splen
I didly decorated and the windows richly
S draped. The hall is large enough TO &C
{ commodate 200 guests. The service f.
wonderfully beautiful; most Of the fooC
i is served in gold vessels.
Not far off is the Tower Of Ivan Vel
Xxi, which serves as a campanile fOl
r three cathedraIs and has thirty-fou
d bells. The largest is sixty-five feet il
{ circumference.
The city is ornamented profusely witt
statues and triUmphal arches; the mos
splendid is the Arch of Triumph. Thi
is made of marble and is surmountel
e by d beautifully carved statue Of Liber
; ty, while the arch is OTnamented witt
handsome bas reliefs.
: Moscow has a number Of attractive
: suburbs. One Of these is Ostaukea;
: is well laid out and has many handsOm
. buildings. This place is especially wei
t known for the splendid churches mad
4 of stone and marble.
Moscow, besides having a great dea
Z that is beautiful, is interesting becaus
\ the old and new meet in an Unsual
: almost grotesque, fashion. They ar
}, not apart as in Paris, London and man
e other European capitals. They jog ham
in hand as unevenly as the streets Of
! which they stand.