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the other were pulled down and drained, produced a splendid op- 

 portunity to lay out the town with large magnificent squares and 

 avenues, on both sides of which beautiful mansions have been 

 erected. 



In ancient public buildings or monuments Arnhem is rather 

 poor. As such St. Walburgis Church (Roman Catholic) takes, 

 as the most ancient of all, the first place. It was built end of the 

 14th century in the gothic style; has known its ups and downs 

 during hard times of the reformation and other, untill in the year 

 1807 it was restored to the R. C. community, since when it has 

 during various periods been greatly restored, embellished and 

 improved, with one interval, however, when about the middle of 

 last century, one of its two spires, which form the frontispice, 

 came down and destroyed in its fall part of the nave. Since then 

 re-built and splendidly re-furnished, it ranks now amongst the 

 finest buildings of public-worship, both inside and out. 



St. Eusebius Church (Reformed Dutch) the highest and largest 

 of churches in the town, likewise gothic, originally devoted to the 

 patron-saint of the city, and built about the middle of the 15 th 

 century, was formerly a Roman Catholic place of worship. Possession 

 of it was taken by the Protestant body at the Reformation. Its 

 spire measures 96 Metres = about 105 Yards. This beautiful piece 

 of architecture suffered much from all the ravages of the time etc., 

 especially once through a fire in the year 1633, when great damage 

 was done to the structure, impaired still by the less artful restoration 

 of it. It is only since some 15 years, that earnest steps have been 

 taken and that works are in process, to bring the building back to 

 its pure and magnificent style. 



The Town hall (Devil's House) originally built as a private 

 mansion byMaarten van Rossem, a field-marshal and wealthy 

 citizen of Arnhem about the end of the 15 th century. It was 

 erected in the early-Dutch Renaissance-style. History has it, that 

 Maarten van Rossem to show his riches, desired to cover 

 and have laid in the steps, that lead to the main-entrance with 

 "Rij ksdaalders", a Dutch silver coin of the value of a dollar. 

 Of course, the authorities could not allow him such extravagance, 

 for fear of inciting to theft people, imbued with less honest 

 inclinations. To show his spite and anger over this refusal, 

 Maarten van Rossem had several ugly-looking images, devils 

 with horse-feet, hewn out in the stone walls of the building, which 

 after his death was turned into a townhall. In the course of time 



