Days near Paris . Regnard. 43 k. Lardy.—The Chateau de Mesnil Voisin, belong-ing to the Marquise de Polignac, is a fine building of thetime of Louis XIII. ^6k. Chamarande.—The chateau, built by Mansart,with a park by Lenotre, was inhabited, under NapoleonHI., by the Due de Persigny. 49 >^. Etrechy, which has a remarkably simple early-pointed cruciform church, with a central tower. The sculpt-ure of the foliage in the pier-capitals is extremely bold. 56/^. Etampes (Hotel du Gra?id Courrier; du Graiid 294 DA YS NEAR PARIS Monarque; du Cheval Blanc), a most picturesque and in-teresting place.
Days near Paris . Regnard. 43 k. Lardy.—The Chateau de Mesnil Voisin, belong-ing to the Marquise de Polignac, is a fine building of thetime of Louis XIII. ^6k. Chamarande.—The chateau, built by Mansart,with a park by Lenotre, was inhabited, under NapoleonHI., by the Due de Persigny. 49 >^. Etrechy, which has a remarkably simple early-pointed cruciform church, with a central tower. The sculpt-ure of the foliage in the pier-capitals is extremely bold. 56/^. Etampes (Hotel du Gra?id Courrier; du Graiid 294 DA YS NEAR PARIS Monarque; du Cheval Blanc), a most picturesque and in-teresting place. The charming public walks and avenuesare bordered by remains of the city walls. The long,white, ill-paved town straggles through the hollow, full ofcurious buildings, possessing four churches of the greatestvalue to the architectural student, and watered by the littleriver Juine, which Coulon (LUlysse Frangais, 1643) ^^scribes as pavee dune si grande quantite d^crevissesque plus on en pesche, plus il en ST. BASILS, 6TAMPES. Nearest the station is the Church of St. Basile, a gothicbuilding with renaissance details. The west front is ro-manesque, with a grand portal. The church was partiallyrebuilt under Louis XII., but only the nave, with very wideaisles, and part of the choir were finished, owing to wantof funds; and the architects have left on the east wall theinscription—Faxit Dens perficiar. The tower is of the endof the XII. c. Close by, a Caisse dEpargne occupies the house which ETAMPES 29s bears the name of Diane de Poitiers. The fagade towardsthe oourt is of extreme richness and beauty. One of thedoors has a medallion of Frangois I. Very near this, at the angle of the Rue de Paris andRue St. Croix, is the house of Anne de Pisseleu, DuchessedEtampes (1538), of the best period of the XVI. c. Theneighboring house, of the time of Louis XII., is madeinto a Hotel de Ville. Above the market-place rises the beautiful Church ofNotre Dame du Fort, founded by Robert l
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