PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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The monument of The Martyrs, also the \v< rk 
of the sculptor Guillaume Geefs, was inaugurated 
in 1838 in commemoration of the citizens who fell 
in 1830 while defending the nation’s liberty. It is 
one of the most remarkable monuments of the city, 
composed of a subterranean vault surrounded with 
arcades, under which are slabs of black marble, 
bearing the names of the combatants who died for 
the country. From the center of the excavation 
rises a sarcophagus surmounted by a large statue of 
Liberty, at the feet of which lies a lion, with bro- 
ken chains between his feet. Four bas-reliefs orna- 
ment the faces of the sarcophagi, representing 
respectively the Grateful Nation, the Consecration 
of the Tombs, the Fight at the Park, and the City 
Hall Oath. Four genii weep at the 
corners of the pedestal. 
Of an originality which has probably 
no equal in Europe, is the famous 
Square du Sablon. The square is 
surrounded by an iron railing, di- 
vided by 48 blue granite columns, serv- 
ing each one as pedestal to a bronze 
figure personifying one of the ancient 
“ trades” of Brussels; fishmongers, 
tailors, slaters, bakers, etc., etc. 
The whole monument, (I take the 
liberty to give this qualification to the 
ensemble,) bears the stamp of XVIth 
century style and is the work of Beyaert. 
At the end of the garden, itself a thing 
of beauty, is the sculptural group of 
the Counts d’Egmont and De Horne 
walking together to torture. 
These two Belgian noblemen, 
Kmgl ts of the Golden Fleece, whose only crime was 
to have refused their adhesion to the policy of per- 
secution of the Duke d'Alva against the protestants, 
were executed by order of the latter June 1 5th, 1 568. 
This monument is therefore a remembrance of the 
fight sustained in the Netherlands for liberty of con- 
science. Dominating a continuous flow fountain, 
the group is surrounded by ten 
white marble statues, represent- 
ing warriors and savants, such 
as Maurice of Nassau, Marnia of 
Ste. Aldegonde, Dodonee, etc. 
The Auspach Monument, 
erected in memory of Brussels’ 
mayor of this name, is the most 
modern of the city’s monuments, 
having only been unveiled in 1 897. 
Very happily located in the Place 
Brouckere, in an oblong asphalt 
square, bordered by granite col- 
umns supporting candelabra of 
artistic design, the Auspach me- 
morial is certainly an original 
conception. In a basin of white 
marble, symmetrically relieved 
of its monotony by nests of flow- 
ers and foliage, rises the pedes- 
tal, on two sides of which Tritons 
belch forth streams of undine crystal. On the outer 
rim of the basin are apocalyptic beasts, in bronze, 
pouring jets of water towards the center. The pe- 
destal, of heroic dimensions and graceful lines, bear, 
an allegory (naked woman) of the river Senne, above 
which is the inscription plate. The column, is of red 
porphyry. The monument is rich with other fig- 
ures and medallions. 
ENTRANCE TO THE ROYAL PALACE, BRUSSELS. 
