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Has Twenty.Seven Palaces.


Has Twenty.Seven Palaces.
Metz is Il fine city, possessing no
less than - palaces" II few of which
are really worth considering. All the
houses of the Place st. Croix, for in-
stance most of which date from the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. are
built on the remains of Roman aQue-
ducts and vaults. The Place St. Louis
still boasts of many houses which are
caSScd as historical monuments, with
crenelatcd roofs, and which, in the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were
the residences of money changers. The
Place de Ia Comedie, which is encir-
c!cd by the MuSelle. is decorated ut
one of its eXtremities by Il fine qlin-
cunx. while the Place Royale is the
largest of which Metz can boast.
The cathedral, originally known as
| the Church of st. Etienne is Il Gothic
building which WAS begun in the first
years OF the third century by Thierry
III. bishop of Metz. and finished in
lo46. The beautiful stained-glaSS win
dowS date from the fourteenth and
|
are the work Of an AlSatian artist
! named Valentine Bousch Relics of
Roman domination are found even in
the cathedral the baptislnal font is an
antique, red porphyry bath, while the
pulpit of ST. Clement was carved in
| the summit of a Roman column
The cathedral of Metz is one of the
hlS Ivy,
the nave was frs, built in 1872. under
the direction of Adhemar of Monteil.
a Frenchnlan. The choir dates from
| loD3. but the nave was only closed in
1854 by Il facade which. il must be
admitted. though due to the celebrated
Hlondel. spoilS the aspect OF the edi-
fee by its classic outlines.
Some interesting Churches.
Metz possesses several curious
| churches, among which the Church of
ST. Sigoiene. daring from the end Of
the twelfth century. Possesses some
particularly fine stained glass. and
chapel executed litter the design of the
Sante Chappele OF Paris The church
of the old abbey Of ST. Vincent, 12iS.
is remarkable for its fine nave sup
ported by II pillars. the chapters of
which ARE decorated 10y small columns.
The Church of ST. Clement all that re-
mains of a Benedictine monastery, WAS
constructed in the seventeenth cen
fury: while the or:ttory ri the monas-
terry of the Temp;lrs. belonging to the
twelfth century and situated in the
citadel, also offers real archaeological
interest
Metz contains many picturesque re-
| mains OF the past, such as the Old for
titled house dating from the twelfth
| century. with its quadrans,ilar dun
geon, situated in the Rue dies Trini-
taireS. In the Rue NeNirle there is !,
charming residence, and in the Rue
Jurue Il curious old door. which, it is
said, WIS the entrance To an oratorv
of the Ieinplars. Rue de Ia Tete dor
commentaries the famous ho>telry of
the same maine, which has unfartu-
na1ely disappeared. 1t was in this inn
that the most brilliant bunquets were
given at Metz during the middle ages,
when both the mobiles and "rutiiaiis"
amused themselves with tournaments,
nautical festivals. hnniireS. process
Sions, cavalcadeS, and representations
OF mysteries. renowned throughout
the whole region.
The greater part of the remaining
public buildings To be seen in Metz
We're appropriated during the German
occupation for military purposes ani
will no doubt continue to be so used,
now that Lorraine is once more united
TO France. Metz is surrounded by no
less than II fOrtresseS built since 1867,
and chiefly since 1871. The city is,
moreover, protected by Fashioned
rampant, built in 1874 on the plans of
Vauban and Of Carmontaigne, hut in
which two gates dating from the fif-
teenth and sixteenth centuries, have
been carefully preserved. Seven other
gates give access to the stanch old
city. the most curious being the gate Of
the Germans, built in 1445, and
through which the indomitable troops
of General Mangin recently MAIDS their
entrance --'