The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-27

Aside from its interest as Z
scum. the Palace Of the Iotlt-
Paris has Il great charm to a.t-aH
are acquainted with the history
France for it has been the sett
Of some of the most thrilling r.s
that have taken place IL the.
ton.
Centuries ago the comra.4
position which it occupies un
north bank Of the Seine. now ln ta-
very heart Of Paris. was takea ..-
vantage Of for the erection u
fortified castle. The main Keep HS
built in 1904, and later thIr!-4
added a number Of towers. il"re
were enacted many military encouIe
ers, and in these stone towers ant
dungeons lived. and often died. mar,
Of the political prisoners Well hue~r
in French history. II was also U.s."
for some time as an arsenal.
In 1o41, Francis l, having t,12
down the ancient keep, decided oa
an entire reconstruction For tn$
purpose he employed Pierre I.oseot
one Of the greatest architects OF th-
period, who designed a beautiful
structure III the form OF a hollow
square, with four facades and fu4-
corner paViliOnS. IeScOt was tK-
tremely fortunate in having as a fol
lOw-WOrker Jean Goujon, the greet
est sculptor Of h French EenIls-
sance. His sculptures for the WI
dOws, doOrways and interior are t.
nous the world over. These tvn
geniuses evolved the finest example
Of the Middle Renaissance in Franc.
although their designs were never Ct
tirely carried cut. The remains -
the west front still form a portion
Of the structure. but the Louvre has
been increased to four times tha
~:-1 &c l. o~is-oJ -1~~ {
added a long gallery connecting tn"
Louvre with the Tufleries, another
famous building nearby. FicheI"u
adopted the plans OF Lemercier tor
the quadrangle. OF this portion tAa
Pavilion Suliy has remained.
The Louvre, however, owes one .
its finest features to an anateIr
physician. Perrault entered q comp
tition which Louis XII held. and sub
mitted a beautiful design for tn
eastern facade. which was accepted.
Napoleon I was responsible for thr
turning Of this great building into a
museum. The vast art ~treasur"'
which poured into France as . r
suit of the Napoleonic wars wera
housed there. Napoleon I cause
the building to be enlarged, and IN
The reign Of Napoleon II it reached
its present enormous magnitude. u
Is the largest structure In the WOrlf
covering fifty acres, and having cost
$4,000, 000. Much Of this amount ~
the result Of private generosity, how
ever.
The museum itself consists ..
seven departments. They are EGyp-
tan antiquities. Oriental antiqu.ti'
and ceramics, Greek and Roman a
uqulues. sculptures, works Of ar.
prints and manuscripts and marin
collections.
Many modern architects have tIrr.
ed to the Louvre for inspiration. on
or the Well-known buildings obvious
~ modelled on the old French struc
ture Is the City Hall of Philadelphit
although the tower on this buiidiu-
Is from some other source.
An admirable feature which IL,
oeen adopted by the French govern
ment in connection with the LoHyr.
Is a course of instruction for studert.
} or historical art. The course is car"
fully planned. under the director
or competent instructors. and cover
a period Of three years. Many ST.
dents take advantage OF this yaIuabt
means OF education.
;. 10 the visitor eyerv section of M
immense building. every object Of a.
"rested from other nations by III,
might Napoleon. speaks eloquent.
: or n stirring history of the grea
. nation Of France.
- Miss CuSau L, c