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sitting on a Sw an, from the neck o f w hich issues a je t o f w ater, sp read ing into several sprays. A lthough the w a ter in the basin is n o t so pellucid as crystal, n o r alive w ith gold an d silver fishes, y et the shade afforded by the tr e e s , and the re st offered by the benches, have sufficient attraction on a ho t sum m er’s evening for num erous citizens and th eir fam ilies. A t the end o f w h at is called the "C a v aliers’ W alk ” is situate the Hercules -Pavilion , w hich takes its nam e from the grou p in the centre recess of the pavilion, rep resentin g "H erc u le s break in g the lion’s jaw ,” or, according to R am d o h r o f "S am so n tearing a lion to p ieces;” an d it would seem th a t the people think R am doh r to be right, for the building is m ore pop u larly term ed " Samson-Pavillonen” In two niches a t the sides are statu es o f O rpheus and E uridice. T h e s e , w ith the two M edallions in m arb le above, w ere executed b y Jo h n B a ra tta , a F lo ren tine A rtist, in th e y e ar 1 7 0 9 , and brou ght to D enm ark by K in g F re d e rik the F o u rth . D uring the season, in the sum m er, a b an d of m usic perfo rm s early in the m orning for the benefit of those who tak e the w aters. E v ery W ed n esd ay ev enin g, also, from 5 to 7 o’c lo c k , a m ilitary band p lays d uring the th ree sum m er m onths.

Voldene, The R a m p a r t s extending from the W est to the East G ate, form another pleasant