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of the life inside the Parlia- j ment on the days af meeting, j Promenading in the Hall or j sitting in the sofas in the : cosy niches by the windows, j groups of members and mini- j sters discuss the problems of j the day. j In the Hall, outside the Lower House the eyes are caught by the big painting by Harold Slolt-Meller of a meeting of the international commission in Slesvig. This picture was bought by the Parliam ent and placed in the Hall, when Slesvig was reuni­ ted with the mother-country. In the middle of the Hail, opposite the big marble fire­ place, is placed a socle whe­ reupon rests the silver cas­ ket, in which lies the copy of the Danish Constitution of

building and has seats for 14!) members and 10 m ini­ sters. The seat of the Spea­ ker and the place, from where the members speak, are made from the oak-wood taken from an old post-mill in the village of Lendemark by Ste- ge. These, as well as the other fu rn itu re of the Parliam ent, are made after the designs of the palace-architect. The, Upper-House is smaller and somewhat lower than the Lower House, b u t contains only seats for 76 members besides the m inisters. In both places the attention may be called to the beautifully car­ ved oaken-wainscots. The big Hall, connecting the two Houses, the first to­ wards the East, the other to­ wards the West, is the center

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