My Friend the Captain Or Two Yankees in Europe a Descriptive Story of a Tour
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" A door to the right leads into the grotto courts with a small garden, embellished with fountains, etc. The most important apartments on the first story, are those of Charles VII. , including the dining room and audience hall, with portraits of the twelve Roman Emperors. On the ground floor is the treasury, with a wealth of good things in the way of fine old portraits, jewels, etc. , worn by kings and queens, princes and princesses. The rich chapel has a floor of mosaic. A multitude of jewels,... gold and silver vessels, beautiful embossed work in precious metals, relics of the saints, etc. , are kept here. A particu- larly interesting work of art is a "Descent from the Cross " done in raised wax by Michael Angelo. The new palace was built in 1826 by command of King Ludwig I. Its front is 140 meters (or about 455 feet) long. The apartments are finely furnished. There are bedrooms, 'ante-rooms, dining-rooms and public and private reception rooms. The halls are adorned with elegant tapestries an 1 paintings in oil.
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