Charlemagne

摘要

THE old Dutch town of Maastricht thinks of itself as a most European city. Spanning the River Meuse at the junction of Europe's Dutch, German and French-language zones, it is closer to Cologne and Brussels than to Amsterdam. Legend says that the double staircase of its town hall was made to give equal access to the two lords-the prince-bishops of Liege and the dukes of Bra-bant-who for centuries jointly ruled the city.