. Rheims and the battles for its possession . LOUIS XIII. DOOR At No. 20 Rue du Carrouge. 93 Justice and the Theatre, turn to the left, in front of the latter, into the Rue deVesle, and take the first street on the right, the Rue de Talleyrand. Follow this street, the greater part of which was destroyed by fire duringthe bombardments of April, 1918. It suffered further damage in the monthsthat followed, and a number of interesting old houses were destroyed. Turn into the first street on the right (Rue du Cadran St. Pierre», and fol-low the same as far as the Rue de la Clef. Take the latter on
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . LOUIS XIII. DOOR At No. 20 Rue du Carrouge. 93 Justice and the Theatre, turn to the left, in front of the latter, into the Rue deVesle, and take the first street on the right, the Rue de Talleyrand. Follow this street, the greater part of which was destroyed by fire duringthe bombardments of April, 1918. It suffered further damage in the monthsthat followed, and a number of interesting old houses were destroyed. Turn into the first street on the right (Rue du Cadran St. Pierre», and fol-low the same as far as the Rue de la Clef. Take the latter on the right. Before doing so, however, take a look at the fine Louis XIII. entrance (photo p. 92) of the house at No. 20 of the Rue du Carrouge opposite. At No. 4 of the Rue de la Clef are the ruins of the former Hotel deBezannes, partly built by Pierre de Bezannes, Lieutenant of Rheims in house contains some fine 16th and 18th century woodwork. The Rue dcs Deux Anges, which continues the Rue de la Clef, leads to the. RUE CARNOT The Place Royalc is seen in the background. Place du Palais, destroyed during the bombardments of April, 1918. Inthis square stands the Palais de Justice. The Palais replaced the oldHotel-Dieu, but has been almost entirely rebuilt. It is a building of littlenote, the principal entrance in particular being stiff to excess. Its only interest is provided by two relics of the past: the vast cellarsor subterranean vaults with pointed arches supported by columns withGothic capitals; and the fagade of the Audience-Chamber, formerly theprincipal ward of the old H6tel-Dieu, the exterior of which has retained itsvenerable appearance and the interior, vestiges of its lofty timber-work andwainscoted vaulting. The ground-floor of the Palais alone escaped damage from fire and theshells, thanks to a terrace of reinforced concrete. On the left of the Palais take the Rue Carnot, destroyed by the bombard-ments of April, 1918. 94 I l„- Rue (.mint communicates w
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