The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-01-25
w ? HEN the German airmen a
~ little while ago bombarded
" the beautiful and ancient
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" the beautiful and ancient |
city of Barbecue in |
France, the French promptly retaliat-
ed by an air raid on the model city OF
Stuttgart
No two cities could be more unlike
or more characteristic of their respec-
tive countries than Barbecue and
Stuttgart. AS Barbecue is the SYM
Dol Of poetry, romance and antiquity,
Stuttgart is the personification Of all
that Is modern, scientific and military.
Stuttgart is the capital OF Wurtem-
berg and before the war had popu-
1ation of $4,000, which included some
of its suburbs and a garrison of $4,000
men which was stationed there. 1t is
DELIGHTFULLY."- situated, surrounded by
attractive suburbs and amid vine-clad
heights. 1t is two and half miles
from the Neckar river, in the valley
of the Nesenbach- All around 1t are
vineyards which cover the nearby
hills, while the distant mountains are
in sight.
1t is a thoroughly modern town, al
though its charter does date back to
1920. There are few buildings Of IN
earlier date than the nineteenth CEN
tury and many of them are OF archi-
tectural Importance. The stately ap-
pearance of the city Is owing to the
pronounced adherence Of Its architects
to the Renaissance type OF building,
instead of the varieties OF styles most
cities permit. Nowhere else in the
world Is the revival Of the Renaissance
style as well illustrated as in Stuff
CART.
Some Of Its Great Buildings.
A spacious street, the Konigstrasse,
extends diagonally from southwest
to northeast through the city and
borders the beautiful park, the
Schlossplatz, which Is adorned with
statues, flower beds and pleasure
grounds. In the center is a jubilee
column in memory of William I. The
most prominent buildings are clus-
tered around the Schlossplatz. Among
these are the old palace, from the
sixteenth century; the new palace
from the eighteenth century and con
tanning 276 apartments; the splendid
Konigsbau, a huge modern building
with a fine collonade containing bal
and concert rooms the Academic, for
merly the seat of the Karlsruhe
where Schiller received part of his ed
ucation; the Royal library, the Cour
theater, the palace of the Duchess
Vera Of Wurtemburg and the palace
Of the crown prince. Besides thes'
| An Chn OF
museums and other institutions. No
far from the SchlOssplatz are tn
court Of justice, the royal stables. tn
new post office, the Central railroa
station, the finest in Germany, AM
many fine statues. Besides the jubile
column there Is another to the mem
ory Of Emperor William 1; one t
Duke Eberhard the Bearded; a reall
splendid one to Schiller by Thorwal6
sen and one to Christopher, duke Q
Wurtemberg.
The art galleries and museums G
Stuttgart are numerous and valuable
, The Museum of Art has a fine co
, lection of pictures, casts and engraN
, ings. The Royal library contain
about 100000 printed volumes; 5,55
manuscripts, many Of them of gres
value, and the largest collection c
Bibles In the world, there being 7,3O
volumes in more than a hundred di
. ferent languages. There are FAC
specimens Of early printing. 1t
perhaps the finest library in German
D and is considerably larger than OF
r-u Carrouto nhvoru If pfttohurph
Fine Industrial Museum.
The Industrial museum contain
1 samples and specimens of the te.
; tile fabrics, machines, tools, pattern
models, ETC., Of nearly every countl
In the world, all labeled with spec
e1tions OF patents, trade marks ar