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PLACES THAT HAVE ENRICHED CIVILIZATION
Belgium’s Chief Cities
i i has five capital cities: Brussels for
Lee pea panier: Ee unbone: Liége for metals, piece) for
I Panera Ghent for flowers. But she has others: that also BENS
ee ei tion, like Louvain for learning, Mons and oe Hee
claims to gern ‘ flax and linen, and Charleroi for glass, while eae Ll a
woelt Cease Nani onts that add to the many-sided appeals whic
Dee makes to the fancy of the traveler. eee
ae pees thern cities derive their resources from agricu ur s
Belews ae res, and those of the south from forests, ie ue
sea and manutac pained Whether in north or south, each Be sian oty
ance eas PeeToeel contribution to the nation’s ey ile
has made Pnieiders have laid civilization under a heavy S ‘ ee
See et its Belgium without wishing to see these p aoe a ‘s
NO rae Vand industrious weavers, working for aoe i a
pee ay as of ancient Flanders, and made it the et es BHO)
eee T these cities the crusaders brought from the ye :
un Coy won te dsilk. From them the weavers sent out clot i a
East both il Christendom. They also taught the English the aes
supplied ee e ee and romance are in the air in these ancient mee
ne eae es mind stored with legend, song and fact, may
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spend Se eee ee Stites of the chief cities of Belgium are arranged
eneaceicaly for convenient reference:
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ANTWERP
ium’ i As one
ippi tres, and Belgium’s chief port.
i rld’s greatest shipping cen Tes, 1 ae
Antwerp a ree ae sea, the course of the ship ee up nay ete MY
<A 4 B try of Dutch territory, l
approaches the 3 ti the dykes and level country of Dutch 0 coe
mS re ae Tees from the deck of the ship is ee eee ue ; ue os
aoa ara Nea sa 5; the sharp gables and red roofs of t ae) ancien, oes
- shipping lying Fee. a ae water front, surmounted by the slim and Breccia Kone oft ‘4
ee cr ae neigh bide down at intervals a shower of aa , Pea nen Pecan
cathedral, from Ww indelible first impression; and on closer poanies,
a oi Bee IiScaNS brightness of the shops, the cheery industry and smiling
tion of the city’s s : see ete Te : of
Ci eueue eaecas Se aaea to the tourist, who may pass a eel Sane ae ae
eee ae aie ancient Flemish guild houses ad Cae Aa pdt ee
CE eae nest in Europe; its cathedral, the argest i eae
boulevards, Sree ae feet high, its chimes, its jewels vs art, acu eee
TS SNe ay ant f the Cross,’’ and ‘‘Assumption o a; :
Habeas cue i ters—and not least its cafes and res
from the Cross, ities and famous collections of old masters: 4 eae
a Sean ae observe the simple pleasures of Lhe ene BG ee ee
DUE et eee i twerp’s docks and quays, w: ri c Sige
ee ec ee ee The artist finds here the shrine oF ae Weare ee
eer wre a eee other famous artists here aaa wars 2 a nae Be wae
pid cua Here) erabtahion Related Giasaallaled0)tistpre , “in
SE devoted to that art, in the house
bought in a orton inting finds here a wonderful museum ag oe
The connoisseur Sana aanns Plantin, the great Flemish printer of re eri eee i a2
and workshop of a ease presses, types, proof-room and pind ery, of I me re evans
eee: rae a60 a ago. Here also are the rooms 7 we rs te eee eas
used more than . more interesting than all é! se, oO 9 me
as ee ars BO emesis with marvelously illuminated borders and beauti.
in an
works of Plantin a
fully tooled bindings.
BRUGES
i its
m2 ma. toried capital of West Flanders, won i
fs , a, Bruges, the old, 8 1 a. =
Lying nine miles : jon er eae aie commerce is cures ane! yet agen oomplet 2 :
am ee ae the place is without a rival in Europe. ) es
are ae = ae een argosies bringing the riches of Asia, India and C m
i es i
glories of Brug'
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The Belfry of Bruges from the canals
From BELGIUM OLD AND NEw by George Wharton
Edwards (Penn Publishing Co., Philadelphia).
duced by special permission of the author from his
painting, Copyright 1920 by George Wharton Edwards
All rights of reproduction reserved
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