PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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PUBLIC ART and SERVICE in BRUSSELS STREETS 
As will have been noted b}' visitors 
to Europe as well, as others of our 
readers, the city of Brussels, the capi- 
tal of Belgium, is a beautiful city and 
moreover is still actively progressing in 
civic improvement. It is, in fact, a 
transformed city, the great changes dat- 
ing from 1868, when to remedy the evil 
effects of the river Senne, which trav- 
ersed its lower level, this ri\-er was en- 
closed in a tunnel-like structure, in 
which were also constructed two main 
outflow sewers which take care of the 
sewage of the city. The old lines of 
fortification surrounding the early town 
are now magnificent boulevards and 
avenues, and similar fine thoroughfares, 
bordered by many attractive examples 
of architecture, have been established 
over the enclosed river, which finally 
is allowed to emerge into the open. 
Like numbers of municipalities, Brus- 
sels has absorbed the surrounding 
communes, through which the boule- 
vard system has extended, and the 
whole forms one large town. Every 
worthy oldtime building of historic or 
architectural, worth has been restored, 
inside and out, thus preserving valuable 
objects of interest. There is no sign of 
the square system, so American, and so 
unattractive, in the laying out of its 
streets and thoroughfares, and yet there 
is almost direct communication through 
beautiful avenues l;)etween its principal 
attractions and these are many. 
The public buildings of Brussels are 
.ARRANGEMENT OF ROADWAYS AND 
AVENT.TE LOUISE, BRUSSELS. 
finel}' situated and are, architecturally 
speaking, important. Immense sums of 
money have been expended in this class 
of civic progress, and the irregular 
disposition of its streets affords numer- 
ous opportunities for beauty spots ; its 
parks are fine examples of such public 
improvements from the European 
standpoint, which generally permits of 
more statuar}- accompaniments than our 
more purely landscape systems. Brus- 
sels is fast becoming one of the favorite 
cities of Europe for visitors. 
The suburbs of Brussels, inhabited 
mainly by the overflow from the city 
proper, present the latest ideas con- 
nected with avenue and parkway build- 
PLANTING IN 
ing. One of the best types of modern 
boulevard construction is that of the 
Avenue Louise, a magnificent parkway 
leading to the Cambre Woods in the 
southeast. One of the illustrations 
gives a view of this beautiful thorough- 
fare and shows the arrangement of its 
roadways and plantations. On each 
side, ne.xt to the buildings, are road- 
Combined Street Fount.ain in Gas and Elec- Street Car Waiting Room 
Lam|) and Fountain. Botanical Garden trie Lamp Post. Furnished by Brussels Tramway Company. 
SOME EXAMPLES OF COMBINED CIAUC ART AND PUBI JC UTl I.ITY IN BRUSSEBS. 
