CHAPTER XIII

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THE PANTHÉON.

The Church of Clovis--The Church of Sainte-Geneviève--France in the Thirteenth Century--The Building of the New Church under Louis XV.--Mirabeau and the Constituent Assembly--The Church of Sainte-Geneviève becomes the Panthéon......59

## CHAPTER XIV .

THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL.

The “Central School of Public Works”--Bonaparte and the Polytechnic--The College of Navarre--Formal Inauguration in 1805--1816--1830.....67

## CHAPTER XV .

THE HÔTEL CLUNY.

The Rue des Carmes--Comte de Mun and the Catholic Workmen’s Club--The Place Maubert--The Palais des Thermes--The Hôtel Cluny--Its History--Its Art Treasures.....71

## CHAPTER XVI .

THE MUSÉE D’ARTILLERIE.

The Museum of Artillery--Its Origin and History--The Growth of its Collection of Armour and Weapons of all Kinds.....83

## CHAPTER XVII .

THE VAL DE GRÂCE--RELICS OF THE GREAT.

The Deaf and Dumb Institution--The Val de Grâce--Hearts as Relics--Royal Funerals--The Church of Saint-Denis.....89

## CHAPTER XVIII .

THE CATACOMBS: THE OBSERVATORY.

Origin of the Catacombs--The Quarries of Mont Souris--The Observatory--Marshal Ney--The School of Medicine.....99

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