The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18

c of the Palace.
| furniture, which has wholly diSap
| peared. Nothing but the solidity ant
| imposing strength of its exterior WALL
remain 10 hint at what Froissart S,
much admired.
The old pOntifical chapel of JOIN
NH, enlarged by Benedict NJ
and since restored, is now the repOsi
tory of the archives of the province
and forms the extreme northern line
of buildings between the Tour de
lrOulllaS at the northeastern cOrne
and the Tour de la Campane at tn,
northwest. Benedct's work was bull
above the older structure, original,
the parish church of st. Stephen. b,
Plerre Poisson of MirepoiX in 1888
For some time 1t was turned to tn,
base uses of Il common gaOl, and
was Revolt who designed IFS prpSen
barrel-vault at a height from tn,
ground which is equivalent to that OF
the two original buildings one above
the other. Their frescoes by Pierr,
du Puy have all disappeared; but W,
know that his workmen were paid fom
shlllings day of our money, while he
mad nearly 20; and that their cOlors
were white, green, sky blue indigo
blue, vermiliOn, saffron, and so forth
laid on with white of egg, with olive
al
fine gold. In 1886 Benedict MI finished
the tiling of the floors, and some re-
mains of them are preserved in the
Musee Calvet in the town. This chanel
was not used for more than 80 wears.
and was gravely damaged by fire in
1872. Its place was taken by the far
more splendid building of Clement vi
on the south side Of the main court.
yard.
Tour 0es Anses.
Returning to the courtyard we find
In the Tour deS Anges, at the angle of
the eastern wall, one of the best pre-
served of all Benedict's buildings. 1t
was originally entered from the in
terror OF the palace only, and the steep
slope of the rock outside enabled the
architect to build two more stories
there than are visible from the court
yard. 1t forms building 46h meters
hlgh on the plan of a perfect square,
with strong buttress pillar at each
angle and walls more than ten feet
thick and nearly 60 feet long. Its
cellars contained the pope's private
STOCK of wine. Above the wine cellar
was the lower treasury, with its four
vaults resting on a central |
pillar without base or capital. all |
guarded by huge locks and
doors.
Immediately above this was Bene-
llct KITS bedroom, which was used
" Clement VII in 1879, and called the
Chamber Of the Flying Stag" from
me OF the many frescOes still discover
Die beneath multitudinous layers of
Military whitewaSh. Two windows
WITH stone seats in their embrasures
Dok out over the entrance court. and
y third you see across the valley
the Rhone to the blue shadows of
ne distant Alps. Several of the secret
lalrWays, carved ia the thickness Of
ne walls, by which the Pope reached
arlous parts of his palace, can still
clearly traced. Above his holiness
as a library filled with precious !
manuscripts, and higher still is q
'rger apartment from which soldiers
Duld defend the whole tower against 6
track, called the chatelet. This TOW. q
:, the work of Pierre Poisson. NAV
taken as typical of the rest. and +
as TWO years in the building from f
prll 70, 1885. The roof was paid for :
March Is, 1887. T
On the left of the spectator. and a
'ntlnuing the east wing Of the court
ird toward the north, are the other J
'iVate apartments of the Pope, de- 4
gned by Bernard Canelle of Mar b
'nne. The appalling demonstrations h
'cessltated by the barracks have al =
ost entirely destroyed the original L
inception, but the minute details re- g
rded in the Vatican are more than II
nlcient to replace Canelle's design II
good time. This comprised tbe ei
pes private kitchen and wardrobe y
dinlng room, his study and his ora. pr
ry. Behind it, and in the angle Of "
Tour des Anges, is the little Tour !; u
S Etuves, where his holiness took pc
bath, above the chamberIain's conn. 81
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