Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . ,/* I^ iivari o^>?^., ^ ^nagogue! ^ tj^ ^> ^ o^ ^^ ^^ — n* *^v«t Franc. impi-nii«- !wi-\\^a^nerADel), to Namur. LE GATE A U. 11. Route. 73 The huge new building (interior unfinished) to the N. of theH6tel de Ville is the Palais de Fervaques (PI. B, 2), so calledafter the former convent whose site it occupies. It accommodatesthe Palais de Justice, the municipal library, and a spacious ban-queting-hall containing a Gobelins tapestry (18th cent.
Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . ,/* I^ iivari o^>?^., ^ ^nagogue! ^ tj^ ^> ^ o^ ^^ ^^ — n* *^v«t Franc. impi-nii«- !wi-\\^a^nerADel), to Namur. LE GATE A U. 11. Route. 73 The huge new building (interior unfinished) to the N. of theH6tel de Ville is the Palais de Fervaques (PI. B, 2), so calledafter the former convent whose site it occupies. It accommodatesthe Palais de Justice, the municipal library, and a spacious ban-queting-hall containing a Gobelins tapestry (18th cent.) and severalmodern paintings (Exodus, by F. Tattegrain, etc.). The roomsabove the hall are to contain a Musee of fine art. At No. 22, Rue Antoine-L^cuyer, is the Musee Lecuyer (PI. B, 2),containing a rich collection of antiquities and works of art, includ-ing a series of ^Pastels by De La Tour (see p. 72). The Musee isopen free on Thurs. & Sun., 2-5 (1-4 in winter); on Mon., Tues.,Wed., & Sat. on application. The public park of St. Quentin, knownas the Champs-Ely sees (PI. C, 3), lies to the E. of the older quartersof the town. From St. Quentin to Guise, 25 M., railway in IV4 hr. (fares 4 fr. 10
Size: 2351px × 1063px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyorkcscribnerss
