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658 GERMANY. [Middle-Mark.<br />

corner is a fmall ftatue <strong>of</strong> the fame. The town-church, which ftands<br />

not far from the caftle, is a fine rtru^ture. The garrifon-church here is<br />

large, and has a marble pulpit, under which lies the monument <strong>of</strong> King<br />

Frederick William. Jn the l<strong>of</strong>ty and beautiful tov^^er <strong>of</strong> this church is placed<br />

a very fine and accurate fet <strong>of</strong> chimes. The French church here is a neat<br />

byiilding, ornamented with a cupola.<br />

The church <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghoß has alfo<br />

,a l<strong>of</strong>ty tower toit. The council-houfe is a new building, having a fine cupola.<br />

In the large orphan-houfe, which was founded in 1724, are maintained,<br />

brought up and educated above 2000 foldiers children <strong>of</strong> both<br />

fexes. Belonging to it is one Lutheran and one Cahinift preacher. To this<br />

foundation is annexed the neighbouring village <strong>of</strong> Bornftadt, together<br />

with the gold and filver manufadure, and the magazine at Berlin. The<br />

foundery for arms here is important. We find likewife in this town a<br />

velvet and filk manufadfory, as alfo other manufaftures and fabrics.<br />

In it too ordinarily refide the King's guards, both horfe and foot, with<br />

other battalions, by way <strong>of</strong> garrifon. The flails for the horfes <strong>of</strong> the former<br />

is a fpacious, regular, and beautiful building.<br />

Near the town are numbers <strong>of</strong> vineyards, on the planting <strong>of</strong> which the<br />

Eledor Frederick William caufed the layers to be brought out <strong>of</strong> the beft<br />

wine-countries. In the park, which is interfered with viftas in form <strong>of</strong> a<br />

flar, flands a royal hunting-houfe called the Star.<br />

Not far alfo from the town is<br />

Sa7ts Souci', a royal pleafure-palace, which prefents the eye with a remarkable<br />

fine pr<strong>of</strong>pecl. King Frederick II. foon after his acceflion to the<br />

crown caufed this palace to be eredled on a defolate mountain in a very ingenious,<br />

fine, and grand tafle both within and without. This mountain<br />

is cut into fix terralTes, to each <strong>of</strong> which we afcend by twelve fteps, and<br />

againfl: the walls upon each terrafs are planted the befl: vine-fi:ocks, which<br />

are kept under glafs-cafes. On the upper-part <strong>of</strong> the mountain, whence<br />

we have a m<strong>of</strong>t agreeable view <strong>of</strong> the town and its adjacent territories,<br />

ftands the palace, which is indeed but fmall and only one ftory high, yet<br />

on account <strong>of</strong> its regularity, elegancy and ornaments, confifting <strong>of</strong> the<br />

greateft mafter-pieces in fculpture, painting, and the other arts, is admirable.<br />

The ftatues fiom the cabinet <strong>of</strong> antiquities, which was formerly in the<br />

p<strong>of</strong>lefiion <strong>of</strong> the cardinal Polignac, are likewife to be feen here. In the center<br />

too <strong>of</strong> this palace is a round hall lined with marble, which by means <strong>of</strong><br />

its magnificent columns, excellent paintings, and the beauty <strong>of</strong> its floor,<br />

the marble <strong>of</strong> which is difp<strong>of</strong>ed in the form <strong>of</strong> flowers after the Florentine<br />

manner, flirikes the eye very agreeably. On the top <strong>of</strong> it is a cupola,<br />

which fupplies it abundantly with light. One <strong>of</strong> the apartments in this<br />

palace is wainfcotted with cedar, ornamented with foliage <strong>of</strong> gold, and in<br />

this apartment is kept a fmall library. Behind the palace is a covered femicircular

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