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NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE

Volume 16 · 97 words · 1860 Edition

a town of France, department of Seine, on the right bank of that river, about 1½ mile N.W. of Paris, on the road to St Germain. Here are the ruins of the palace of Neuilly, which was a favourite residence of Louis Philippe, but which was destroyed in 1848. The park of Neuilly, which extends for some distance down the river, is a favourite holiday resort of the Parisians. The river is here crossed by a handsome bridge of five arches, each 120 feet wide. Manufactures of porcelain, starch, and chemical substances are carried on. Pop. 15,897.