Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 200
spect with the simple workon each side of it. The sums of money expended on the Louvre andTuileries defy all calculation. The palaces have notbeen erected according to any sound principles of econ-omy, but by a system of additions and alterationsinvolving immense sacrifices. As the old castle… … perraults colonnade, interior view. The Louvre. 123 gallery and the Pavilion de Flore erected by Henri IV.cannot be considered to have lasted very long, as theyhad to be rebuilt in our own time. The greatestspender on these palaces was Napoleon III. Viscontisplans,^ when finished by Lefuel, had…
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