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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 th e E ast G a te , form ano th er pleasan t