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sideration ought to induce the class to ask M. Gauthier, to whom 
we are indebted for this restoration of the Temple of Peace, to 
present the same to government, in order tu be added to those 
which it already possesses, and among which it will hold a most 
distinguished place. 
The bare review of the works presented by Messrs. Suys, 
Chatillon, Provost, and Gauthier, for their annual tribute of 
1812 and 1513,demonstrates that, so far from having neglected 
to fulfil the obligations imposed by the regulations, they have 
even outstepped them. Their zeal in this respect does not merit 
less eulogy than their eagerness to profit by the excavations, 
ordered with so much munificence by the French government, of 
most of the monuments of Roman magnificence. 
While on this subject, it may be necessary to remind our readers 
that from the year 1809 to the end of 1813 the French au- 
thorities at Rome have incessantly excavated and laid bare, for 
the sake of the advancement of erudition and the instruction of 
architects, the remains of the chief edifices of ancient Rome: 
it is thus that we have successively seen exposed to view the 
temples of Antoninus and Faustina, of Vesta, of Fortuna Virilis, . 
of Concord, of Jupiter Tonans, of Peace, of the Sun, the Moon, 
and Jupiter Stator; the arches of Janus, and of the Goldsmiths, 
the column of Phocas, Trajan’s Forum, the baths of Titus; and 
lastly, the Colyseum. 
The restorations of ancient monuments, made for the govern- 
ment by Messrs. Leclere and Huyot, and of which the com- © 
mittee is about to give an account, will not be less interesting. 
Among the ancient edifices which time has respected, none is 
more imposing, better preserved, or rather less damaged, than 
the Pantheon: none is better caiculated to give an elevated idea 
of the genius of the ancients for architecture; for even at the 
time it was erected (which was the most flourishing era of the 
art) it was regarded as one of the most beautiful chefs-@ ceuvre. 
It is in this way that Pliny, Dion Cassius, Suetonius, Ammianus 
Marcellinus, Spartianus, &c. speak of it. 
The moderns have paid the same adoration to it: from the 
happy epoch of the revival of the art, learned, men and artists 
have unceasingly made it the subject of their meditations and 
studies. The most celebrated architects, Serlio, Palladio, Pietro 
Ligorio, Fontana, Desgodetz, Piranesi, have published the mea- 
surements ; and the two latter in particular with such precision | 
that their works appear to leave nothing to be desired. 
This subject had not therefore the advantage of novelty: nay, 
it was even to all appearance exhausted. M. Leclerc, however, 
las chosen it as the subject of one of his restorations, and he has 
no reason to complain of want of success. 
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