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long, of five arches, and adorned with twelve statues ; the Pont Royal ; 

 the Pont des Arts, 516 feet long, of nine iron arches ; the Pont Neuf, 712 

 feet long, with the statue of Henry IV., fourteen feet high ; the Bridge of 

 Austerlitz, with five iron arches, 400 feet long. 



The Catacombs were formerly quarries, from which was obtained the 

 stone used in building the city of Paris. They now constitute an enormous 

 subterranean cemetery, access to which is obtained by a flight of ninety 

 steps. Other points of interest are the Artesian Well in the Slaughter 

 House of Grenelle, 1961 (English) feet deep ; the Cemetery of Pere la 

 Chaise, in the eastern part of the city, with 25,000 graves, and innumerable 

 monuments. The following communes are united with the city government : 

 On the right of the Seine, Belleville, Batignolles, Montmartre, La Chapelle, 

 La Villette, Neuilly, Bercy, Passy, Charronne ; on the left bank, Baugirard, 

 Chantilly. Mont Rouge, and Grenelle. These lie between the barrieres and 

 the fortifications erected since 1841. The fortifications consist of eighty- five 

 bastions, with walls, ditches, &c. At from 800-2500 paces from the circular 

 wall are sixteen detached forts, mounted with 2208 cannon. Instead of the 

 ancient fortifications, the interior of the city, within the circular wall, is 

 surrounded by ten Boulevards, 36,000 feet long, and planted with trees. 



Railroads lead from Paris, on the north bank of the Seine, northward to^ 

 Versailles (St. Germain and Rouen) and Brussels (Northern Railroad), and 

 eastward to Strasburg ; on the left bank of the Seine, south-west to Vei? 

 sailles, south-east to Orleans and Lyons. 



Explanation of the Plans. 



Paris and its Vicinity. 



Suburbs. Public Squares^ 



A. Justice du Gros-Caillon. A. Place de la Concorde. 



B. Faubourg St. Germain. AA. " et barriere de I'Etoile. 

 3. " St. Jacques. B. " Vendome. 



D. " St. Marceau. C. " du Carrousel. 



E. " St. Antoine. D. " de la Bourse. 



F. a. " du Temple. E. " des Victoires. 

 F. b. " St. Martin. F. " du Palais-Royal. 

 H. G. " Menilmontant. G. " du Musee^. 



H. " St. Denis. H. " du Louvre. 



L " Poissonniere. I. " de I'Oratoire. 



K. " Montmartre. K. " de la Madeleine. 



L. " au Roule. L. " du Chatelet. 



M. " St. Honore. M. " de I'Hotel de Ville. 



N. Justice de la Chaussee d'Antin. N. " de la Bastille. 



O. " de la Cite. O. " Royale. 



P. " de rile St. Louis. P. " du Trone. 



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