. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 98 THE SQUARE DES ARTS ET METIERS. in 1857 on the site of the old palace of the same name. It has a surface of about 8000 square yards, and cost 6000?. The Square des Arts et Metiers is like not a few others of the minor ones, more of a playground than a garden, gravel and trees being the main features. A low balustraded wall encloses it, and at intervals vases for aloes and like plants are placed upon this. The appearance of
. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 98 THE SQUARE DES ARTS ET METIERS. in 1857 on the site of the old palace of the same name. It has a surface of about 8000 square yards, and cost 6000?. The Square des Arts et Metiers is like not a few others of the minor ones, more of a playground than a garden, gravel and trees being the main features. A low balustraded wall encloses it, and at intervals vases for aloes and like plants are placed upon this. The appearance of this enclosure may suggest that a kind of fence different from what we Fig. Children at Play in the Square des Arts et Metiers. usually think necessary in London, might be at once more elegant, and certainly not more expensive. It would not do in the case of the large enclosures, but should we open small squares to the public there is no reason why it might not be tried. Few of us could have believed that Bay trees in tubs would remain intact in that playground for the Lon- don Arab—Trafalgar-square—as they did during the past year. In the centre of the Square des Arts et Metiers there is a small but elegant Crimean monument, and there. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, J. Murray
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