It is true that the architect was at a good deal of trouble to conceal the clock face, which would have destroyed the purity of the fine lines of the façade; but, on the other hand, we have that colonnade which circles round the edifice and under which, on days of high religious ceremony, the theories of the stock−brokers and the courtiers of commerce can be developed so majestically.
Il est vrai que l’architecte a eu assez de peine à cacher le cadran de l’horloge qui eût détruit la pureté des belles lignes de la façade ; mais en revanche on a cette colonnade qui circule autour du monument, et sous laquelle, dans les grands jours de solennité religieuse, peut se développer majestueusement la théorie des agents de change et des courtiers de commerce.