. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE PLACE DROUET D ERLON, BEFORE THE WAR On the right: Belfry of the Church of St. Jacques. The Rue St. Jacques leads to the long Place Drouet dErlon, which wasmuch damaged hy the bombardments of 1918 (photo opposite). Formerly known as Place de la Couture, this square, like the old streetswith picturesque names: Rue des Tfillers, Rue du Clou-dans-le-Fer, Rue de laBelle Image, Rue de la Grosse-Ecritoire, Rue du Cadran St. Pierre, formed partof the Quartier des Loges, built in the 12th century by Cardinal Guillaume-aux-blanches-mains for the wood an
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE PLACE DROUET D ERLON, BEFORE THE WAR On the right: Belfry of the Church of St. Jacques. The Rue St. Jacques leads to the long Place Drouet dErlon, which wasmuch damaged hy the bombardments of 1918 (photo opposite). Formerly known as Place de la Couture, this square, like the old streetswith picturesque names: Rue des Tfillers, Rue du Clou-dans-le-Fer, Rue de laBelle Image, Rue de la Grosse-Ecritoire, Rue du Cadran St. Pierre, formed partof the Quartier des Loges, built in the 12th century by Cardinal Guillaume-aux-blanches-mains for the wood and iron workers. The house-fronts above thefirst storey rested mostly on wooden pillars, leaving recesses or covered gallerieson the ground floor. In the centre of the square stood a statue of Marshal Drouet dErlon,afterwards removed to the crossing of the Boulevards Gerbert and Victor Hugo,and replaced by a monumental fountain, the gift of M. Sube. Follow the Place Drouet dErlon to the Boulevard de la Republique, whichskirts The THE PLACE DROUET D ERLON, AFTER THE WAR The Belfry of the Church of St. Jacques no longer exists. 71
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