Evening star., 1914-09-27

the famous drive and beautiful avenue,
Inter den Linden. This gate is 200
feet wide and seventy feet high, and
1T has five different passa geways FORM
ed by tall and exquisitely carved Corin-
THAN columns. The central PASSAGE
way is reserved exclusively for the
use of the royal family. Upon the
summit is a colossal bronze Victory
Napoleon. when victor. took the
bronzes to adorn one of his own tri-
umphal arches in Paris, but after his
downfall Victory was restored to the
Germans, who replaced it with great
rejoicing. Since that time the place,
or square, on which Victory faces is
known mockingly as "the Place Of
Paris" After the Franco-Prussian war
wild tumult on the return of the VIC
torious army headed by the kaiser.
crown prince, Bismarck and other
royalties.
mausoleum of the old Kaiser Williams
father and mother, Frederick William
III and Queen Louisa. To his mothers
tomb it is said the kaiser made pill
grimage just before going to war Win ,1
the French in 1870. and again in 1871
he came to his mother s tomb. when
flushed with victory. to lay his laureis
at her feet A characteristic story Is
who made it practice to sit at win
dow Of his palace on the Unter Den
Linden in full uniform with his great
grandchild beside him to watch the
passing throngs and to return the sa-
lutes of the guards, officers and others
who passed continually. This custom
William retained until the last. One
day, on being asked why ne was SO
particular to have every button fast-
ened on his stiff and heavy uniform'
he replied, tersely: Il wish to be an
example; it is the unfastened buckle
which is the ruin of the army"
No part of the modern city of Ber-
lin is more justly famous than Siegers
alley, adjoining the noted Inter den
Linden. Placed at intervals on both
sides of this magnificent drive are
splendid monuments representing the
rulers of Germany from the earliest
time down to the present. The fig-
ures are all of heroic size and ex-
quisitely carved from the purest
white marble. At the foot of each
style of the Greek benches.
Dresden. the capital of Saxor1y. and
Munich. the capital of Bavaria, are
both important art eenters Of OF the
great manufacturing city. famous partic-
ularly for its exquisitely fine china and
glass, is also justly celebrated for its
splendid art galleries and museums. which
world. Correggios Holy Night is con-
sidered by connoisseurs to be one Of the
greatest works OF the artist who was
famous for his Madonnas. Titan himself
admired sincerely Correggio's work and
on first viewing his Reading Magdalsn."
also in this gallery, is reported to have
be Correggio!'
terpieces, however, Is RaphaeTs "Sistine
Madonna" which is given a small room
to itself. It is one of the loveliest pictures
In the world. Raphael depicts the, Vir-
gin with the child in her arms standing
on cloud. At her feet kneel Pope Sixtus
upon one side with St Barbara on the
other. the Madonna's eyes cast down, APP
parently at the two charming cherubs
familiariy known as "Raphaers Angels
Although the master painted many
thousand cherubs. these two have a fame
all their own.
The museum contains. besides the
splendid art gallery. the "Das grune
Gewolbe," orsthe green vault, a series of
eight rooms In which are the most magnif--
icent collection of precious stones and
works of the jewelers. art in the world.
The name Is derived from the color Of
the old walls. Whole cases are devoted
to the display of royal insignia and
crown jewels. from crowns to
trinkets. incrusted with precious stones
or enormous size and unrivaled beauty,
diamonds, rubies, amethysts and other
gems SO huge they look like stage
Jewels. and they are of fabulous value.
dresden museum Of antiquities Is one
Of the finest collections in the world.
rivaling the splendid one in Athens.
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Munich is one of the most Important
and popular cities in the kafser's en-
pire. 1t Is famous as an art, musical,
dramatic and educational center. The
old pinakotek-the Greek word for
picture repository has more than
l.400 pictures OF all schools and Pc
riods. Next to the examples OF Ru-
bens' work in Antwerp and Vienna.
this old master.
Vienna, Emperor Franz Joseph's
capital, is beautiful city. situated on
the Danube river. The old fortidca-
tions have made way for the famous
Ringstrasse and outer city. In the
inner city is st. Stephens Church, one
OF the finest specimens Of Gothic
architecture in Europe. Vienna lies on
both sides Of the Danube canal, which
flows through the city like a beautiful
river. Among Yienna's splendid build
ings are the new Rathhaus, fine uni-
versity buildings and the imperial mu-
scum. In the Rubens room OF the gall
lery Is splendid collection, exclu-
sively the work OF this artist. Mono
of the old masters could have been
more Industrious than he II he actually
painted the enormous number Of can