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Identifier: russiawithtehera00karl (find matches)
Title: Russia, with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking; handbook for travellers
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipzig, K. Baedeker
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto
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the Esthonian and theGerman Theatres (PL B, 4), the former by Lindgrcn & Lonn (1913),the latter by Bubuir and Vasilyev (1910). — A pleasant walk (1 hr.)may be taken round the promenades encircling the inner town, whichatfoj-d a good view of the towers of the city-wall. Environs of Reval. — From the Alter Markt (p. 76; cabs andtramway, see p. 74) the Lehm-Strasse (PL B, 3) and its prolongationthe Narvsche-Strasse lead to (iVg ^I-) ^Katharinental (PL F, 2:Resfaiiravty with concert-garden), an imperial chateau, surroundedby a tine park. Peter the Great, who was a frequent visitor to Reval,erected the Chdteav, in 1719 (architect, Michetti) and presented itto his wife, Catherine. A little to the E. is the so-called Peter-hnnHcheif, the modest little house which Peter first occupied hereand now containing various reminiscences of him (shown by anattendant; 20 cop.). About 200 yds. farther to the E., on the Laaks-fr(j, is the Whiffy TAfjlitJioiise (view best in the forenoon). On the
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EnvArnup. REVAL. -^3. Roide. 79 adjacent Strand Promenade (view; sea-baths) is the RusalkaMonument (PL F, 1), erected in 1902 to commemorate the loss ofthe man-of-war of .that name in 1893. The bronze angel on thelofty granite pedestal is by Adamsohn. About 2^/2 M. to the ^^.E. of Katharinental (cab in 25 min., fare65 cop.; omn. 20 cop.) lies Koseh, situated in a charming littlewooded valley, watered by the Brigittenhach (tickets obtained fromJ. C. Koch, Lang-Str. 68, Reval). Starting from the Rusalka Monu-ment (see above), we proceed to the N.E. along the esplanade, thenfollow the seashore, passing the Chateau of Marienherg on theright (1 M.), with a fine retrospective view of the town. After9 min. more we turn to the left (not to the right or inland); after3 min. we come to a fork in the road near a country-house on theleft, the left branch leading downhill to (^2 ^^•) ^^- Bridgets Nun-nery (see below), and the other branch running straight through thepine-woods to (1 M.) Kosch. A
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