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and balustrades lead to the canals. Along the main walks, 

 and on the terraces and steps, are placed bronze statues. The 

 Amalthea of JuHen (time of 

 Louis XV.), and the Baigneuse 

 d'Allegxain, from the original 

 ia the Louvre, are ranged on 

 each side of the main walk, 

 with copies of Moreau's statues 

 of Winter, Ceres, Pomona, and 

 Flora, the originals of which are 

 at Osborne. 



In front of the Conserva- 

 tory, and immediately over the 

 Cascade, stands the Memorial of 

 the Exhibition of 1851, with 

 colossal figures of Europe, Asia, 

 Africa, and America at the cor- 

 ners, and surmounted by a 



statue of H.E.H. the late Prince Consort, all executed by Mr. 

 Durham. 



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ENTRANCE. 



" Exchange the centre of a thousand trades, 

 For clumps, and lawns, and temples, and cascades, " — Cowper. 



The present Eastern, or temporary Entrance, as it is called, 

 is nearly at the bottom of Exhibition Eoad, on the right hand 

 going south. In front, and for some distance on each side, 

 the footpath is protected by an awning. The entrance or 



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