. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE LATERAL FA£ADE AND SOUTHERN TRANSEPT IN 1919 The fagade of the transept has no doorway. Above the lower story, thearchitectural arrangement is the same as that of the northern transept. Atthe base of the rose-window, on each side, are two very fine statues. On the left, The Christian Religion, symbolised by a crowned womanwith chalice and standard. This statue was destroyed by a German shell in1918, after being damaged in April, 1917. On the right, The Synagogue, with eyes bandaged and a crown on oneside, was not seriously damaged. 49 In conseq
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE LATERAL FA£ADE AND SOUTHERN TRANSEPT IN 1919 The fagade of the transept has no doorway. Above the lower story, thearchitectural arrangement is the same as that of the northern transept. Atthe base of the rose-window, on each side, are two very fine statues. On the left, The Christian Religion, symbolised by a crowned womanwith chalice and standard. This statue was destroyed by a German shell in1918, after being damaged in April, 1917. On the right, The Synagogue, with eyes bandaged and a crown on oneside, was not seriously damaged. 49 In consequence of the fire of1481, the gable of the South Tran-sept was rebuilt at the beginning ofthe 16th century by three master-masons, one of whom, Guichart An-toine, co-operated later with thebuilding of Notre-Dame de lEpine.(See the Michelin Guide: TheRevigny Pass.) It was restoredabout 1888 in the original subject sculptured on the pedi-ment represents the Assumption ofthe Virgin. The Sagittarius which sur-mounted the gable was des
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