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M ilitary as an exercise ground and for r e v ie w s ; Ladegaardsveien , leading u p to the F o lk o n e er- a llé e , &c. Frederiksberg Slot. The road to this palace is through the West Gate, after passing which a short distance from the draw-bridge is seen on the left Tivoli, and, opposite, a small building for the use in summer of the members of the King’s Club. A little further, on the left, is the entrance to the Roeskilde Railway Station, opposite to which, in the centre of the road, stands the Obelisk, called Frihedsstøtten , or The Pillar of Liberty, raised by the peasants in commemoration of their emanci­ pation from villenage by Christian the Seventh and Frederik the Sixth, then Crown Prince. The Obelisk, which rests on a pedestal of Norwegian marble, is 48 feet high, and bears on its sides suitable inscriptions. On the east and west sides of the pedestal are basreliefs , representing a Serfs release from Vassalage, and the Goddess of Justice: and the four corners are decorated with four marble figures representing Fidelity, Patriotism, Agriculture, and Bravery. A bo ut m idw ay on the V esterbro, on the left, is a larg e buff b u ild in g , enclosed by a railing, Det Kiøbenhavnske Skydeselskab og Kongelige danske Broderskabs L o c a le } o r , The Club-