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walk for exercise or pleasure. These parks are very extensive. Hyde Park contains 394 acres, 

 and, in the afternoon of Sunday, is thronged by crowds of fashionable people, who pour along the 

 promenades like the ebbing and flowing tide. In Regent's Park is an immense edifice called the 

 Coliseum, in which may be seen a panorama of London as viewed from the dome of )St. Paul's. 

 The gardens of the Zoological Society are also in this Park. They are elegantly laid out, and 

 contain an interesting collection of rare animals from all parts of the world. Adjoining it are Ken- 

 sington Gardens, also a favorite resort ; Vauxhall Gardens are on the south side of the Thames. 



Zoological Garden. magnificent edifice in the city, but 



IS pent up in a narrow area, and surrounded by shops and buildings of a mean appearance. 

 It is in the form of a Greek cross, with 3 grand porticos. The western portico nnd principal 



