Days near Paris . its treasures were dispersed. Napoleon restoredthe fabric of the chateau, and made it a school fordaughters of members of the Legion of Honor, underthe famous Mme Campan. It was restored to the Princede Conde at the Restoration, but returned to the State in1852, and is now once more a school, for the daughters ofofficers. There is no admittance to the chateau or itspretty gardens; but the buildings are well seen from thegate. 4 k. north of Ecouen is Le MesJtil-Aubry, with a veryhandsome renaissance church ; its side wall, of XV. c, hasits ancient windows. 2oJ^. Domont.—The ch
Days near Paris . its treasures were dispersed. Napoleon restoredthe fabric of the chateau, and made it a school fordaughters of members of the Legion of Honor, underthe famous Mme Campan. It was restored to the Princede Conde at the Restoration, but returned to the State in1852, and is now once more a school, for the daughters ofofficers. There is no admittance to the chateau or itspretty gardens; but the buildings are well seen from thegate. 4 k. north of Ecouen is Le MesJtil-Aubry, with a veryhandsome renaissance church ; its side wall, of XV. c, hasits ancient windows. 2oJ^. Domont.—The choir of the church is XII. c;in the nave and transept are curious XIIL, XV., andXVI. c. gravestones. ABBA YE DE kO YA UMONT lot 2^ k. MonsouIt.—2 k. north-west is Maffliers^ with achurch partly due to PhiUbert Delorme. A branch leads east to— 7 k. Viarmes.—3 k. north are the interesting remainsof the still occupied Abbey of Royaumont (Mons Regalis),founded in 1230 by St. Louis, who often made it a retreat,. ChAtEAU of tCOUEN. eating with the monks in the refectory, and sleeping intheir dormitory. Five of his children were buried in thebeautiful XIII. c. church, which is now a ruin. Theeffigies of Prince Jean Tristan and Princess Blanche arenow at St Denis. Amongst other tombs which onceexisted here, was that of Henri de Lorraine, Comte dHar-court, 1666, a chef-doeuvre of Coysevox. The cloister and the refectory, which resembles that ofSt. Martin des Champs at Paris, are preserved. In the 202 ^^ ^^ NEAR PARIS centre of the latter is an admirable readers pulpit. Visitorsare not admitted to the abbey. \2 k. Luzarches (Hotel, St. Damien),—i:\iQ church isXII., XIII., and XIV. c. There are remains of a chateau,and of the priory of St. Come, with a gate over a steepstreet. 3 k. south is the stately XVI. c. Chateau de Cham-platreux, belonging to the Due dAyen. The abbey ofRocquemont was bought at the Revolution by SophieAmould and turned into a villa, whence she went toreprese
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