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231. The (jardmof
the Elysée Bourbon
(f(j. 58.) belongs to
a ])alacc of tluit iiainc,
and is sitixatcd in the
Rue du Faubouvg
St. Honoré. I t was
laid out by the architect
Belanger, and
contains a long glade
of lawn (a ) ; with
a straight covered
walk (¿) ; and open
winding walks (e) ;
shady winding walks
(ii) ; a piece of water
with an islaml (<;) ;
and a liandsome te rrace
in iront of tho
palace ( / ) . As far as
design is conccmcd,
the gi'ound is made
the most of ; but it
was planted at a time
when little regard
was had, and as little
opportunity afforded,
for tho introduction
of American shrubs.
Iu 1828, wc found
this garden in excellent
order ; and in
1848, it was kept uj)
as usual. This p!i-
lacc, whicli is now
called the Elysée
National, has acquired
a sort of historical
interest from
its having been the
last palace inhabited
by the Emperor
Napoleon before he
abdicated in favour
of the King of Rome;
and from its being
the first occnpicd by
Louis Napoleon after
his election to be
President of the
French Republic in
December, 1848. It
was also occupied by
Napoleon during the
hun<lrcd days ; and it
was the residence of
the Due de Bcrri at
the time of his murder
in Fcbniaiy,
1820. It originally
belonged to Count
d’Evrcux, by whom
it was sold to Madame
do Pompadour,
who died there in
1764.
Aoz. J nc (jaraen o f B e l Jie-
spiro (fig. CO.), like other town
gardens, is surrounded by buildings.
The sm-face is flat, and
of no great e x te n t; but tlio
grounds have been lai<l out,
from the proprietor’s designs,
with very great care, and at
a very great ex])cnse. Tlic following
are the d etails: —
1, Rook with a cascade o f water; tho water
broiiglit by tubes from a reservoir, and
fallin g from the rock Into a clrctilar basin.
2, UronzQ llgiirc, in tho contro of tho grass
plot, in th e entrance fro n t: it has a good
effect looking th rough the iron gates from
tho street, and also looking from th e liouso
towariU tho iro n gates, serving both to
moftsure or incrcaso tho distance, an d to
cnhanco tho interest o f tho 8ccno( iio. 02.).
3, House.
4, Volibro (aviary).
5, Draw-well, with machinory for raising
tho water by a horse.
0, Wooden bridge.
7, Hothouse.
8 an d 0, Lodgo o f tho keeper, the roof of
which fornis a terrace, wliich Is osoendcd
from walks conducted on tho high banks
which su rro u n d the garden. These banks
are planted so as completely to sh u t out
tho surro u n d in g houses.
10, Avenue of the Champs Elysiies.
ll,l!a rr i6 r cU e I’Etoile.
12, Street houses.
233. The house o f Bel Be-
spiro ( fg . 61.) is situated close
to the Barriorc do I’Etoilc,
which fonns the entrance to
tho grand avenue of the
Champs Elysecs, and is one
of the handsomest of its kind
in P a r is ; but the formation of
a conspicuous wooden bridge
( fg . 59.) in a situation without
water greatly injures tho
expression of the whole garden.
Tho object is a very laudable
one, that of joining two high
banks by a w a lk ; but that
ought to have been done by
au inconspicuous rustic stone
arch, concealed by creepers
and wood. The groups of trees
shown in this landscape arc
entirely artificial; and though
the individuals arc lai-gc, they
were all planted in the spring
of 1828. The building on tho
left of the picture is over the
well and its machinery; tlie
windmill, on the riglit, is
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