Examine it cursorily as far as the modern statue of Gambetta.
Stand or take a seat by the railing of the garden opposite the Pavilion
Sully. The part that now faces you forms a portion of the building of
Francois I, and Louis XIII., redecorated in part by Napoleon I. The
portions to your right and left are entirely of the age of Napoleon III.,
built so as to conceal the want of parallelism of the outer portions.
Observe their characteristic Pavilions, each bearing its own name
inscribed upon it. This recent square, tho quite modern in the character
of its sculpture and decoration, is Renaissance in its general
architecture, and, when looked back upon from the gardens of the
Tuileries, affords a most excellent idea of that stately style, as
developed in France under Francois I. The whole of this splendid plan,
however, has been rendered futile by the destruction of the Tuileries,
without which the enclosure becomes wholly meaningless.
Now, continue westward, pass the Monument of Gambetta, and take a seat on
the steps at the base, near the fine figure of Truth.
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