ls, the whole varnished to show the natural
grain of the timber. On the panels outside are arranged the tools and
implements of arboriculture and forestry.

The flags of the different nations displayed upon these buildings give
animation to the scene, and the glance might pass at once from this
panorama to the other side of the Seine, where the scene is repeated,
but for the intervention of long barnlike sheds with tile roofs which
intrude themselves along the banks of the river, and quench the poetry
of the fanciful and picturesque as the eye passes from the immediate
foreground and seeks the magnificent facade of the Salle d'Iena, the
river front of the main building occupying the Champ de Mars. The
flags of all nations are flying from the numerous minor pinnacles,
while the six domes on the ends and centres of the east and west
facades display the tricolor of France.

The best view of the exterior is obtained from the Trocadero. The
building itself is so large that some distance is necessary to take in
the whole at a glance. The approach to it by way of the Pont d'Iena
has been marred by raising the bridge to too great a height, so that
the impression in crossing the Seine is that the building stands upon
low ground. Standing upon the east end of the bridge, one cannot see
the base on the other side of the river, which suggests descent and
dwarfs the building. The bridge retains its colossal statuary, each
of the four groups consisting of an unmounted man and a horse. They
respectively represent a Greek, Roman, Gaul and Arab. The bridge was
erected to commemorate the victory over the Prussians in 1806, and
Bluecher, who had his head-quarters at St. Cloud in 1815, threatened to
blow it up. After crossing the bridge we find ourselves reaching
the work-a-day world. On the left are represented the foundries and
workshops of Creuzot, Chaumont and Serrenorri. Near by is a model
of the observatory of Mount Jouvis and an annex of the state
tobacco-factory of France.

The building on the Champ de Mars is 2132 feet by 1148. A wide and
lofty vestibule runs across the full extent of each end, and these
afford the most imposing interior views of the building. They are
known respectively as the Galerie d'Iena and Galerie de l'Ecole
Militaire, from their vicinity to the bridge and school respectively.
Being lofty themselves, and having central and flanking domed towers
which break the uniformity, their fronts form the principal