11. Bois de Boulogne.

Métropolitain, see the Appx., p. 37; stations at the Porte Maillot and
Porte Dauphine, p. 37. — Chemin de Fer de Ceinture (Gare St. Lazare, see
Appx., p. 39); stations at the Porte Maillot, in the Avenue du Bois de-
Boulogne (see below), at Passy (p. 228), in the Avenue Henri-Martin (Troca-
déro, p. 225), and at the Porte d'Auteuil (see below). — Tramways: Hôtel
de Ville-Passy ; Muette-Rue Taitbout; Louvre-Versailles ; St. Snlpice-Auteuil ;
Madeleine-Auteuil; Madeleine - Xeuiîly - Courbevoie ; St. Philippe-du-Roule-
Xeuilly-St. James; Place de l'Etoile-Courbevoie; Place de LEtoile-St. Ger-
main. — The Chemin de Fer du Bois de Boulogne skirts the Bois from the
Porte Maillot to beyond Suresnes (p. 339; 35 and 25 c. to the bridge). —
Steamboat (Appx., p. 40) to Suresnes, which is 1/2 M. from the Grande Cascade
(p. 232) and 1 31. from the Lac Inférieur (p. 231).

If a Cab is taken (by the hour; special tariff, see App., p. 41) visitors
can make a rapid inspection of the principal points in 2-3 hours. Those
who do not wish to keep the cab waiting for the return-journey should finish
their drive in the Bois before visiting the Jardin d'Acclimatation.

Restaurants, see pp. 15, 18.

The Avenue de la Grande-Armée, beyond the Arc de l'Etoile
(p. 75), leads to the Porte Maillot (which is named from the 'Jeu
de Mail' played here in the 18th cent.), at the beginning of Neuilly
(p. 218) and near the Jardin d'Acclimatation (p. 232). — The other
entrances to the Bois are at the Porte Dauphine (Pl. R, 6), at the end
of the Avenue du Bois-de-Boulogne (see below); the Porte de la
Muette (Pl. R, 5), the nearest to the Trocadéro (p. 225); the Porte
d'Auteuil (Pl. R, 1), on the S.E., about 1 M. from the steamboat-
station on the Seine (see Appx., p. 40); the Porte de Boulogne, on
the road to Boulogne (see Plan); the Porte de l'Hippodrome, near the
Longi'hamp racecourse; the Porte de St. Cloud, near the Aqueduc de
l'Avre (p. 232); and the Porte de Suresnes, near the polo-ground
(p. 232).

The Avenue du Bois -de~Boulogne, leading from the Arc de
l'Etoile to the W., is the usual route followed by the fashionable
crowd in carriages, on horseback, or on foot proceeding from the
Champs-Elysées. This avenue, which was laid out in 1853 and
named the Avenue de l'Impératrice in honour of the young Empress
Eugénie, is about 140 yds. in breadth (including the side-alleys and
the dividing strips of turf) and is 3/4 M. long to the Porte Dauphine.
To the right, near the beginning of the avenue, is the Monument
of Alphand (1817-91), under whose superintendence the important
works which transformed a large part of Paris were carried out (see
p. xxvii); he is surrounded by his collaborators Bouvard and Huet,
the painter Roll, and the sculptor Dalou, who executed the group.

The palatial building in the Louis XVI. style in the Avenue Malakoff,
which we cross, was built by Samson for Count Boni de Castellane. At
Xo. 59 in the Av. du Bois-de-Boulogne, farther on, on the left, is the
Musée Dennery, where the dramatic author of that name (1811-99) resided.
The collections comprise Chinese and Tonquinese curiosities.

The Bois de Boulogne (P1..B, 6, 3 ; R, 6, 3, 2, 1) is a beautiful
park covering an area of 2250 acres, bounded by the fortifications of