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at Copenhagen. Many other Norwegian marbles 

 are faintly described by Pontoppidan and Fabri- 

 cius ; but there is no encouragement for the ex- 

 ploration. 



DENMARK. The Danish islands present some 

 coarse marbles, but none has attracted particular 

 notice. 



SWEDEN. This country has evinced its good 

 sense and patriotism in establishing considerable 

 manufactures of porphyry and ollite ; but marble 

 seems rare and of little value. 



RUSSIA and SIBERIA.- On this subject there 

 cannot be a better guide than Patrin, who resided 

 many years in these regions. 



" In Siberia, the Ural mountains furnish the 

 finest and most variegated marbles. The greater 

 part are taken from the neighbourhood of Ekater- 

 inburg, where they are wrought, and from thence 

 transported into Russia, and particularly to Pe- 

 tersburg. The late empress caused an immense 

 palace to be built there, for Orlof her favourite, 

 which is entirely coated with these fine marbles, 

 both inside and out. It is situated on the bank 

 of the Neva, and is one of the chief ornaments of 

 that capital. This empress built the church of 

 Isac with the same marbles, on a vast space, near 

 the statue of Peter the Great. This church was 

 not finished in 1787. I there saw columns, of 





