Identifier: europeotherconti00tarr (find matches)
Title: Europe and other continents
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Tarr, Ralph S. (Ralph Stockman), 1864-1912 McMurray, Frank Morton, 1862- (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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mthat, the Seine, having a slower current than the Rhone,and being less subject to overflows than the Loire, ismore easily navigable than any other river in France.Its upper tributaries bring it into close touch with easternFrance; and, by the aid of canals, there is water connec-tion with the Loire and Saone, and with the Rhine inGermany. Furthermore, Paris is situated on the maintrade route from the Mediterranean to northern and cen-tral France, which follows the Rhone, the Saone, and theSeine. In addition, Paris is located in the midst of themost fertile portion of the country, and not very far fromseveral other densely populated countries. For these sev-eral reasons it has always been the principal French city. Paris as an Art Centre. — Reference has already beenmade to the appreciation of grace and elegance charac-teristic of the French people. Napoleon and other rulerscollected art treasures from various nations, and foundedcollections and schools which have made Paris famous.
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Fig. 162. To show Paris and surrounding country. Notice how closely the railways follow the stream valleys. Why should they ? FRANCE 233 The superiority of the city in this respect is recognizedin America by the large number of men and women who gothere every yearfor the study ofart. It is notstrange, there-fore, that Parisshould be distin-guished the worldover for its beautyas a city. Thewide streets, thebeautiful parkswith their foun-tains and statues,and the fine pub-lic buildings andold royal palaces,are wonderfullyattractive. Eventhe dwellinghouses are in har-mony, for it isrequired by lawthat new build-ings must har-monize with those near by. Therefore one seldom seesan unattractive house in Paris. One of the old palaces, known as the Louvre, is the mostnoted art gallery in the world. It contains thousands of worksof art, the most celebrated of all being the Venus of Melos(Fig. 163), discovered in 1820 on the little Greek island of Melos

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