. Rheims and the battles for its possession . te foliage; a timberwork ceiling withlarge and small beams, carrying panels decorated with scrolls, and15th century tile-flooring of terra-cotta, varnished and painted green andyellow. At the back of the courtyard, a building, supposed by some to be anold chapel, had been transformed into vast cellars and store-rooms. Theoaken ceiling of the latter, about fifty feet long and twenty-one broad, destroyedin 1918, was one of the most beautiful in the world. The beams, whoseextremities carried grotesque figures, were carved on all their sides withfoliag
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . te foliage; a timberwork ceiling withlarge and small beams, carrying panels decorated with scrolls, and15th century tile-flooring of terra-cotta, varnished and painted green andyellow. At the back of the courtyard, a building, supposed by some to be anold chapel, had been transformed into vast cellars and store-rooms. Theoaken ceiling of the latter, about fifty feet long and twenty-one broad, destroyedin 1918, was one of the most beautiful in the world. The beams, whoseextremities carried grotesque figures, were carved on all their sides withfoliage, dragons, birds, and fruits. The beams were connected by joists restingon stems, which represented apes, dragons, persons, and foliage. Between thejoists the panels had the appearance of scrolls. After visiting the Hotel Le Vergeur, turn to the right into the Rue Pluche,which leads to the Place des Marches. Skirt the Square on the left, then takethe first street on the left : Rue Courmeaux. 8 HOTElRl II MONI i IN, 18 RUE COURMEA1 \. // No. 18 are the ruins of the Hotel Rogier de Monclin, tlestroyed afterApril. 1918. This house dated back to the Louis XV. period, but had beendisfigured by modern alterations. The fagade overlooking the courtyard, theentrance-hall, and the staircase with ornamental balustrade, were the time of the consecration of Louis XVL, one of the saloons wasfurnished for the Kings brother, the Comte (or Monsieur) dArtois, whencethe name Rue de Monsieur, formerly borne by the Rue Courmeaux. At No. 30 is a Renaissance door, almost intact (photo below). At , at the corner of the Rue Legendre, is a late 16th century house, whoseinterior arrangement and fagade are intact, except for the woodwork of thewindows, which was modernised in the 18th century. It was built on the site
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