. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE SALLE DU TAU IN 1918 Behind the ruined Hail arc seen the Southern Transeptand Chevet of the Cathedral. 65 The upper hall, in which theroyal banquet was served at theconsecrations, became the StockExchange at the beginning of the19th century. It was disfigured bypoor paintings and false Gothicornamentation at the time of theconsecration of Charles X. The walls were hung with fouradmirable tapestries by Pepersackand several others given by Robertde Lenoncourt. The vast chimney-piece withthe Brigonnet and Church ofRheims Arms is all that the fire
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . THE SALLE DU TAU IN 1918 Behind the ruined Hail arc seen the Southern Transeptand Chevet of the Cathedral. 65 The upper hall, in which theroyal banquet was served at theconsecrations, became the StockExchange at the beginning of the19th century. It was disfigured bypoor paintings and false Gothicornamentation at the time of theconsecration of Charles X. The walls were hung with fouradmirable tapestries by Pepersackand several others given by Robertde Lenoncourt. The vast chimney-piece withthe Brigonnet and Church ofRheims Arms is all that the fire of1914 spared of the ancient decora-tion. It is visible in the photo-graphs on page 64, at the bottomof the hall. The lower hall, with its Gothicarching, was as large as the upperone. The capitals of the prismaticpillars and the key-stones of thearches were adorned with escut-cheons, fleur-de-lys, flowers ENTRANCE TO THE SALLE DU TAU (or kings hall) (see plan, p. 33) The Archi-episcopal Chapel (See plan, p. 33) This was without doubt the workof Jean dOrbais, the first architectof the Cathedral. It resembled thelatter in many respects. With its seven-sided apse, four-baynave and lancet-shaped windows with-out rubber-work, it was remarkablyslender and graceful. Its finest ornament was the 13thcentury bas-relief, The Adoration ofthe Magi, in the tympanum of theentrance door. The white marble inner porticoof the door dated from the Restora-tion. The other, formed of in-laidwood panels, was adorned with five16th or early ]7th century paintedfigures. The lower chapel, partly subter-ranean, was fitted up as a lapidarymuseum in 1865 and 1896.
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