The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee].

  • Edwin Lee
Date:
1850
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Credit: The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and spacious boulevards embellished with ranges of handsome houses encircle the city; the prin- cipal streets are wide, regularly built, and lined with showy shops; and in the upper part, the Place and Rue Royale in particular, have a handsome and courtly appearance, forming, toge- ther with the park, a splendid coup dil. Though small in extent, the park is pleasantly laid out, and its walks are well sheltered by lofty trees. At each end stands a royal palace, which, seen through the vista of trees, produces a good effect. The Palace of the Prince of Orange contains richly decorated apartments, and beautifully inlaid floors, and is generally visited by strangers. The most interesting public edifices in the lower part of the town, are the Church of St. Gudule, an ancient Gothie structure (somewhat resembling exteriorly Notre Dame, at Paris), and the Hotel de Ville, likewise a fine specimen of Gothic architecture. Its extensive facade adorned with finely sculptured fretwork, and its lofty spire, are strikingly beau- tiful. Brussels presents most of the resources of capital cities, and may in many respects be likened to Paris on a small scale. ‘The Belgians resemble the French in several points of their character, as might be expected from their speaking the same language, and the contiguity of the countries. They are, however, more religious—and the clergy have considerable influence, both over domestic life and in public matters. There is always a large colony of English at Brussels; the number having been lately increased, on account of the