. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE SIGN WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO THERUE DE LA GRUE It was at a\o. 5, but has been destroyed. J. B. Colbert was born (at the corner of the Rues Ceres and de Nanteuil,photo beloiv). Return to the Rue Eugene-Desteuque, follow it as jar as the Rue de lUni-versite. Turn into the latter on the left. This street was destroyed as early as September, 1914. At No. 25 are theruins of a Professional School for Girls, formerly the St. Martha latter, also known as the Hopital des Magneuses, was founded in the17th century by Mesdames de Magneux, and r
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE SIGN WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO THERUE DE LA GRUE It was at a\o. 5, but has been destroyed. J. B. Colbert was born (at the corner of the Rues Ceres and de Nanteuil,photo beloiv). Return to the Rue Eugene-Desteuque, follow it as jar as the Rue de lUni-versite. Turn into the latter on the left. This street was destroyed as early as September, 1914. At No. 25 are theruins of a Professional School for Girls, formerly the St. Martha latter, also known as the Hopital des Magneuses, was founded in the17th century by Mesdames de Magneux, and rebuilt in the 18th century inthe Louis XVI. —-— RUINS OF THE HOUSE WHERE COLBERTWAS BORN At the corner of the Hues Ceres and de Nanteuil. 92 At No. 40, opposite the Sub-Prefecture, now in ruins, is the Maison deJean Maillefer, named after the rich merchant who built it in 1652. It wasscarcely finished, when it was chosen—and this was a source of pride to itsowner as an abode for Vnne of \ustiia, at the lime of the consecration ofLouis XIV. The inside of the courtyard alone has retained practically itsancient appearance. The front looking on the street had recently been putback and altered. Some of the sculpture which adorned it came from an-other house. A short distance farther on, on the left, is the Place Godinot, named after acanon of the 18th century, who caused numerous alterations to be made in thedecoration of the choir and sanctuary of the Cathedral. Take tlie Rue St. Just on the right, and follow its continuation (the Rue desAnglais) as far as the Rue dAnjou, which take on the right. The Hotel de la Pourcelet
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