. Twenty centuries of Paris . the traveler,as, for example, that where broken food fromhotels and restaurants is sold for two sous a plate. To this time belongs the new building—onthe Cite now—for the Tribunal of Commerce;enlargements of the National Library and of theBank of France; the construction of two theaterson the Place du Chatelet, one leased now bySarah Bernhardt, and of the Opera. This is hugeand elaborate in renaissance style, a buildingmuch criticized but also much admired, especiallyfor its staircase and for its decorative frescos andbronzes. It is the home of the National Academ
. Twenty centuries of Paris . the traveler,as, for example, that where broken food fromhotels and restaurants is sold for two sous a plate. To this time belongs the new building—onthe Cite now—for the Tribunal of Commerce;enlargements of the National Library and of theBank of France; the construction of two theaterson the Place du Chatelet, one leased now bySarah Bernhardt, and of the Opera. This is hugeand elaborate in renaissance style, a buildingmuch criticized but also much admired, especiallyfor its staircase and for its decorative frescos andbronzes. It is the home of the National Academyof Music. The fountain showing the valiant figure ofSaint Michel facing the bridge at the cornerof the boulevard Saint Michel, has a positionlike that of the Moliere fountain, making a grace-ful and harmonious decoration for the end of ahouse lying in the acute angle between two meet-ing streets. The extension of the citys water supply wasthe more appreciated because it was thousands gas lamps made a much-. O CO W < « DC 02 I- C/5 UJ I
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