“ The two Roman Catholic churches, the castle, now the commandant's house (built in 1417) , the Berliner Tor—Berlin gate— (built in 1722 and recently restored) , the Lower-Rhenish museum of antiquities and the modern gymnasium and military hospital, are among the other chief buildings. ”

“ WESEL, a fortress town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Westphalia at the confluence of the Rhine and the Lippe, 46 m. S.W. of Munster and 35 m. N.W. of Duisburg. Pop. (1905) 23,237 (43% Protestants) , including a considerable garrison. There is a junction of five railway lines, and the Rhine is crossed by a large railway bridge and by a bridge of boats. The inner line of fortifications was razed in 1890, and the defensive works now consist only of the citadel and three detached forts, one of which. Fort Blücher, serves as a tête-de-pont on the left bank of the Rhine. ”