. Rheims and the battles for its possession . CHURCH OF ST. ANDRE, Rue du Faubourg INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDRE The Rue Ceres ends at the Esplanade Ceres {photo p. 87), which wasmade outside the old ramparts near the Ceres Gate. The name Ceres isderived from a tower that long served as a prison {career, whence by cor-ruption chair, cere, and then by false myth-ological association, Ceres). It was in thistower (no longer existing, but famous as earlyas the 9th century) that, according to thechansons de geste, Ogier the Dane, handedover by Charlemagne to the custody of theBishop o
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . CHURCH OF ST. ANDRE, Rue du Faubourg INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH OF ST. ANDRE The Rue Ceres ends at the Esplanade Ceres {photo p. 87), which wasmade outside the old ramparts near the Ceres Gate. The name Ceres isderived from a tower that long served as a prison {career, whence by cor-ruption chair, cere, and then by false myth-ological association, Ceres). It was in thistower (no longer existing, but famous as earlyas the 9th century) that, according to thechansons de geste, Ogier the Dane, handedover by Charlemagne to the custody of theBishop of Rheims, was incarcerated. From the Esplanade continue, if desired,by the Rue du Faubourg Ceres (greatly dam-aged by the bombardments), to the Churchof St. Andre, a modern building erected bythe architect Brunette. It was struck several times by shells andwill have to be rebuilt. As early as the firstbombardment of September 4th, 1914, shellsplinters damaged the doorway, transept,stained glass (part of which was 16th cen-tury and came from the old church), smallorgan, and the painting
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