Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . Haj-nirttaril, to Nice. AVIGNON. 1. Route. 15 E. the L>uiance, resembling a silver thread, beyond it the Alps;below the spectator the tortuous and antiquated streets of the piomenades is a statue to Jean AUhen, erected in 1846,out of gratitude to him for having introduced the cultivation ofmadder, which now forms the staple commodity of the district(used extensively in dyeing the French red military trowsers). At the base of the Rocher des Dons lies the Grande Place,with a number of handsome modern
Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . Haj-nirttaril, to Nice. AVIGNON. 1. Route. 15 E. the L>uiance, resembling a silver thread, beyond it the Alps;below the spectator the tortuous and antiquated streets of the piomenades is a statue to Jean AUhen, erected in 1846,out of gratitude to him for having introduced the cultivation ofmadder, which now forms the staple commodity of the district(used extensively in dyeing the French red military trowsers). At the base of the Rocher des Dons lies the Grande Place,with a number of handsome modern edifices. In front of theTheatre (PI. 36) are statues of Racine and Moliere; the medallionsabove represent John XX11. and Petrarch. The neighbouringHQtel de Ville (PI. 24) possesses a quaint clock with figuies whichstrike the hours. In front of it stands a Statue of CriUon (PI. 34),erected 1858. This hero was a scion of a Piedinontese familywho settled in France in the 15th cent.; he distinguished himselfat the early age of 16 under the Duke of Guise, then underFran
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