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Juss A Few Words About tho
Famous Rhine Valley From
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ing together) at the junction OF the
Rhine and the Moselle, 10000 in
habitants, seat OF Lord Lieutenant
OF the Rhine Province and OF the
General commanding the 9Th army
corps. The most remarkable OBJ
jects of interest are The Emperor
William monument, the new gov
eminent buildings on the Rhine
embankment, the Castor church,
the town hall, the ornamental
grounds on the Rhine, and a chart
table institution of the late Empress
Augusta, who was fond of living in
the castle of Coblenz.
The statue of Kaiser Wilhelm |.
is one of the largest equestrian
statues in the world, being AZ feet
from where the large bronze horse
stands on the great stone founda-
ton to the top of the Kaiser's head.
1t occupies the head of the point
between the two rivers. The NON
ument overlooking the two rivers is
what was known to tourists before
the army of occupation as the watch
on the Rhine. Since Dec. 14th,
1918, the American soldiers held a
much more noted watch on the
Rhine.
The Castor church is another very
interesting feature OF the city OF
Coblenz. This church was COM
pleted in the year 1908. Ia going
through this ancient church we find
numerous objects of interest, among
the most interesting being small
monuments or statues having been
placed there by different persons
from different ages For example,
one being a small bronze statue
erected by Napoleon the great, rep,
resenting his triumphal entry into
the city of Coblenz.
Ehrenbreitstein," a lofty noun
tain fortresss 1856 feet high, situated
in remarkably beautiful position,
lying just acoss the river from CO.
blenz and connected by an iron
bridge and q Pontoon Bridge Ga
bridge Of boats. The present mas
siye structure dates 1816-26. Some
parts of The fortress serve as a pris.
on. Visitors are allowed to go over
the fortress. This fortress is said
to harbor more than sc, 900 soldiers
Ehrenbreitstein is the birth place
of Clemens, Bretanno; Goethe, Law
alter and Bassdows lived here in
1774.
Travelling with you up the river
the next most interesting feature
comes the Burg Lahnack on an iso
lated mountain top, where we fine
located the Llhneck castle, far above
sea level. 1t was the scene OF 0
valiant defense, and the heroic
death in Jan. 1912 Of the Knights
Templars who had taken refug,
there.
Next of interest comes the roya
estate of Stolzenfels. A hill-tol
castle on wooded height, "a me
ters above the Village OF Capellan
1t is on the left bank OF the Rhine
six kilometers bove Coblenz and
directly opposite the picturesqu,
castle OF Lahneck. Stolzenfels was
one OF the many castles owned b,
William |. and is probably the mos
beautiful and historic castle alons
the Rhine.
The first castle was built on thi
site in 1850 by the Archbishop o
Treves, Arnold ]. In the middl,
ages the ca lie WIS frequently occu
pied by the Arc bishop of Treves
After its destruct on by the French
in 1889 i remaiLed ruin until the
Crown p ilce, later King Frederic
William w., accepted it as a gift
from the people + Coblenz. Using
the stone of the ruins and native
rock he rebuilt the castle in six years,
1862, at a cost of more than q
million marks. The ramparts wer,
restored under the direction of Schin
kel, the court gardens by Steeilei
and Perseus. The castle church
with its two spires was finished in
1845.
On the wall above the garden
colonna lie is large Fresco by La.
sinsky, representing the visit of Ru
pert and his nephew, the Count oil
Hohenzollern, TO the Archbishop o