Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Paris Past Present, Vol. 2 of 2
A fine spot from whence to obtain a first impression of Paris, especially of the capital between the old Louvre Palace and the great Arch of Triumph, is from the top of the Napoleonic arch in the Place du Carrousel. The view seen thence, full as it is of trees and statues, of mansions, art buildings, and splashing fountains, and stretching away for a mile or more, is indeed remarkable.
The outlook begins with two pretty little gardens in a narrow open space between those wings of the Louvre that are occupied on one side by the Ministry of Finances, on the other by the National Gallery of Fine Arts. Then comes the large square of the Carrousel next, a handsome garden which covers the ground where the Palais des Tuileries once stood; after that it is the famous Jardin des Tuileries and thence, seen across the Place de la Concorde, through the trees and promenade of the Champs Elysees, it is an immense perspective slowly rising and gloriously terminating with the Tri umphal Arch. All the details of this wonder ful picture are ravishing, the ensemble being of unequalled grace and grandeur.
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