leaving the plas danny s last to the north one enters the old part of non-si and the next square studies have hit upon a brilliant solution to the problem of connecting the squares and the two parts of the town. where the old gate in the fortifications had once been he put up a baroque triumphal arch a terror to his enemies loyal to his allies and his people s pride and joy. another tribute to the french king the elaborate arrangement of columns in a classical roman style gave a lively aspect to the national monument for the adjoining walls to left and right at a found an appropriate facing. nonsense
triumphal arch is not only a glorification of the sovereign from the point of view of city planning it is the pivotal point of the whole system of squares. with dramatic elegance it darkens the stage for the next act the plaster. board. originally an old justin field where chariot races and contests are being held in the sixteenth century stanislav had it completely reconstituted the only similarity to the plaster on his last is the magnificent iron work we are already familiar with. for the first sounds of the houses that lined the plaster cast yet a rather plain and classicist style was chosen. but