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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Staff writer tripes photos by Merle Hunter polish King who later became the Duke of Lorraine helped make Nancy one of Frances loveliest cities Gates at the Entrance of place de la much that is Beautiful in one of the loveliest cities in is inc to n polish Al Najj who became of tit name stanislaus Jipp Euni almost in the stanislaus i whose daughter married in is Xiv of Lent Iii Nairn to Many of and Monu ments which he fit her or Oil Iris to the Varna the Fittron of Nancy ii Iii endowing the former City with Beautiful schools and col it Kos and n visitors came from far and wide to see for themselves the conce he and stanislaus ties with the City of Nancy in gain Wilh the in 1725 of his daughter Mary to Louis of after he loft the Louis made him Fluke of he made his Home in not fur trom and devoted the Rost of his life to and to loved Nancy and gave it major Atten Tion in his plans for Ben Ute float when he did in 176g at the age of he had Mir needed in accomplishing much of what he had set out to do toward making the cily a Center of Art and Square today is one of the monuments built by the polish it is n Complete Square which contains the stately hotel de Volle City Hall which resembles an italian of the stanislaus ordered construction of the Sii Are in 1754 and h took six years to from the West Side of the Square a visitor can get a full picture one of the loveliest City districts in ail Al Jacent k the gallery of Fine facing it on the Cost is the theater and next to the act the Fountain of on the North is the Fountain of Neptune with two at Tractive buildings separating both foun a statue of Kiny stanislaus the Center of the there Are inscriptions on All sides of but oni catches the Eye it is in French and his lit built primary schools and col Leys and Homos for founded the Royal College of the Royal society of letters and arts and built the Public near stanislaus Square is one of loveliest gardens in All this is the Kose on n Small Knoll in the Park there is Flower clock which actually Telli beyond Square through alongside the fountains the visitor is la place de in Carriere where tournaments were held Lonoff on the left is the Trade court and on the a tint the court of farther ahead is the Ducal the Palace now houses the museum of from this Point the towers of the and Citadel Gates afford a con Trast Between the medieval and the 18th Over the Gate of the Tower is the Date 1366 and the Cross of hallmark of the powerful is carved Over am of this is Only part of the attractions which Nancy the City itself la Rich in history and there int one part of Nancy which does not contain a reminder of the polish King who lavished love upon foreign i Whf 1958 Flowers form face of clock in Pepi Niere Cross of Lorraine Graffe which once guarded approach to the stars and stripes Page 13  
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