446 Route 55. ARNHEM. From Utrecht marble monument of Charles van Egmond, last Duke of Guelders (d. 1538), the opponent of the Emp. CharlesY. Above, on the N. wall of the choir, beneath a wooden canopy, is the kneeling figure of the Duke, in an old suit of armour. In the ambulatory is the elegant memorial tablet of the chancellor Joost Sasbout (d. 1546), by Jacob Colyn de Nole. The handsome carved-wood pulpit is of the 17th century. The large organ dates from 1769; performances every alternate Tues. in summer, 2-3 p.m. (adm. free). The tower, 3085 ft. in height, contains a large chime dating from 1650. To the E. of the church rises the GrmEENnTEHUIS (Town Hall; Pl. 2), erected at the end of the 15th cent. as a palace for Maarten van Rossem, general of Duke Charles of Guelders, modernized and converted to its present use in 1830, and restored in 1898. It is popularly known as the Duivelshuis, from its quaint sculptural decorations. The Musgum yan OupHEDEN EN Kunst (open on week-days 10-12 & 2-4, adm. 25c.; free on Wed., 2-4, and in summer also on Sun,, 14.30-1.30), also in the Markt, contains seven silver guild- cups of the 17-18th cent., coins, seals, portraits, architectural models, etc. On the S. side of the Markt are the Gouvernements-Gebouw, oc- cupied by the provincial government and erected on the site of the former ducal palace, the law-courts (Paleis van Justitie), and the late-Gothic Sabels Poort (exterior front of 1642), the only relic of the town-wall. — Close by is the Ryksarchief, in the Eusebius- Binnen-Singel. — The Roman Catholic Church of St. Walburga (21. 3), to which the St. Walburg Straat leads to the right (S.) of the Stadhuis, is a Gothic building with two towers and was con- ecrated in 1422. Environs. The district around Arnhem is the most picturesque in Holland. The grounds of many of the numerous country-seats in the vicinity are open to visitors. The inns are generally good. — About 1/. M. to the N. of the rail. station lies Sonsbeek, a wooded park belonging to the town, with a small lake and a hotel-pension with a restaurant and terrace (p. 445). The Belvedere Tower (100 steps) commands a beautiful view of the park and the Betuwe (p. 451) as far as the Eltener Berg and the distant heights of Cleve. Immediately to the W. of the town rises the Reeberg, an eminence with extensive pleasure-grounds and a casino (‘Buiten-Societeit’), where in summer concerts are given on Sun. and Wed. evenings (in- troduction by a member required; tramway-station). Adjoining there are beautiful walks through the woods in all directions, provid- ed with benches at intervals. From the Velper Plein (tramway, see p. 445) the Steenstraat leads to the N.E., through the new town, to the Velp Road, flanked with numerous villas. About 1 M. from the Velper Plein the