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Paris. Air view ot the central part of the c'ty, looking east. 1. Pont-Neul. 2. Theatre du Chatelet. 3. Place 

 dn Chfttelet 4. Tour S.- Jacques. 5. Theatre Sarah- Bernhardt. 6. Pont au Change. 7. Pont- Notre Dame. 

 8. Pont d'Arcole. . 9. Hotel-de-Ville. 10. Barracks. 11. Church of S.-Gervais. 12. Pont Louis-Philippe. 13. 

 Pont- Marie. 14. He S.-Louis. 15. Pont S.-Louis. 18. Morgue. 17. Pont de 1'Archevecbe. 18. Notre-Dame. 19. Pont 

 an Double. 20. Petit-Pont. 21. Hotel-Dieu. 22. Barracks. 23. Tribunal de Commerce. 24. Samte-Chapelle. 

 25. Prefecture de Police. 26. Pont S.-Michel. 27. Place S.-Michel. 28. Conciergerie. 29. Palais de Justice 



By covrltly of Compagnit Atrienne Francaiit. Parti 



fessions and nationalities. The The executive regime of the city 



Latin quarter, as the district of Paris is somewhat exceptional, 



round the Boulevard St. Michel is The ordinary administrative 



called, is the college area, and here powers, together with the control 



are situated the Sorbonne, the of the police, are shared by two 



the world : its studios and art 

 schools exert their influence on the 

 contemporary artists of almost all 

 countries. The museum of the 

 Louvre has unrivalled collections ; 



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that of the Luxembourg is devoted Facult6 de Droit, and the Ecoles prefects the prefect of the Seine, 



to modern artists. The Cluny 

 Museum contains old furniture, 

 tapestry, and medieval pottery. 

 The Carnavalet Museum houses a 

 collection illustrating the history 

 of Paris itself throughout the ages. 

 The leading annual exhibition of 

 paintings by living artists, the 

 Salon, is held in the Grand Palais. 



The theatre holds an important 

 place in the life of the capital, and 

 the standard of acting is probably 

 higher than on any other stage. 

 The Comedie Frangaise, under 

 State direction, is in many respects 

 the world's most? important theatre. 



Parisians are keen music-lovers. 

 The Opera and the Opera Comique 

 are popular institutions, and such 

 concerts as those of the Conserva- 

 toire and of Colonne and Lamour- 

 eux are always well attended. Ex- 

 tremely characteristic of Parisian 

 life, in a lighter vein, are the chan- 

 sons which circulate to meet the 

 mood of the moment. 



As a university city, Paris holds 

 high rank, offering generous ad- 

 vantages to students of all pro- 



dea Mines, de M6dicine, des Beaux who has control over all public 

 Arts, and Polvtechnique. services such as lighting, road- 



Paris is well provided with trans- upkeep, charity organization, hos- 

 port facilities. There is a net-work pitals, pawnbroking, etc., and the 

 of shallow underground railways prefect of police, who has charge of 

 that link up the city in all direc- the police system, under which 



bead come public safety, traffic, 

 and the supervision of aliens. He 

 also controls public morals, prison 

 services, the law courts, police 



tions. There are also motor omni- 

 buses, and steam and electric tram- 

 ways serving every quarter. On 

 the river a fleet of small steam- 

 boats known as Bateaux Omnibus courts, fire brigade, lunatic asy- 

 runs regularly between Charenton lurns, and the Garde Republicaine. 

 and Suresnes.while the districts im- 

 mediately outside the ramparts are 

 served by the Chemin de Fer de 

 Ceinture. Two companies run the 

 taxi-cabs and several horse-cabs. 



The city is divided into twenty 

 arrondissements, each sub-divided 



Gas and electric light are in the 

 hands of private companies who 

 work under arrangement with the 

 municipality. Water is supplied 

 from the springs of Dhuis, Vanne, 

 and Avre, and from the Seine. 



In Paris and its suburbs nearly 

 into four quartiers. At the head of every form of French industry is 

 each arrondissement is a mayor earned on ; in Marais, leather 

 nominated by the government and works and carriage building , in 

 assisted by adjoints. The mayor the Faubourg St. Marcel, gut- works 

 and adjoints do not, however, form and chemical products ; cabinet- 

 part of the municipal council, which making and carpentry in the Fau- 

 consiste of 80 members, one for each bourg St. Antoine; metallurgical 

 quartier. They are responsible to works in the Faubourgs du Temple 

 the prefect of the Seine, who and St. Martin: sugar refineries, 

 exercises a controlling veto. jam factories, breweries, and 



