BETTERS FROM A TRAVELLER AT BERLIN, 



helmfplatz is therefore not well occupied ; but the other 

 is only fo much the more advantaged by that circum- 

 ftance, where Seydlitz is feen, as carved by that great 

 ftatuary TafTart. The general of the cavalry ftands be- 

 fore us in complete armour, and thus harnefled he ftrikes 

 us agreeably, though the ftifThefs of the coflume is not 

 favourable to the artift. Keith is to fill the fourth an- 

 gle, and his ftatue is nearly completed ; in accuracy of 

 deflgn he will not be inferior to Seydlitz, and will con- 

 fer on his fculptor, M. TafTart, real honour. 



In all I have hitherto faid, my intention has been no 

 more than to juftify, as it were, to you, the judgement 

 I pafTed on firft appearances, by mewing you, that it 

 was neither formed without reafon, nor dictated by 

 prejudice. I have accordingly had regard to the whole 

 in general, and to thofe buildings in particular of which 

 we may reasonably expect Something on account of 

 the object of their deftination. That here are, taken 

 feparately, a great number of truly elegant private 

 jhoufes, and Several public ftruclures, which if they are 

 not diftinguimed by extraordinary magnificence, yet- 

 well comport with their deftination, and make a tolera- 

 bly good figure, as, for example, the houfe of cadets, 

 the academy, the cafernes, and fome others, I will not 

 $eny, whatever charges of feverity may be brought 

 againft my foregoing remarks, and which nevertheless, 

 are as gentle as in my confcience I could make them. 

 I muft fend you a pretty long lift, if you require me to 

 give an account of all that might be brought under this 

 description. However, by way of conclufion, I muft 

 fpeak a word or two concerning a really fine edifice, 

 and that is the cathedral. It is, except the catholic 



church, 



