. Rheims and the battles for its possession . CENT! RY ENGRAVING BY COLLIN OF THE VAULTING OF THEROMULUS AMI REMUS ARCADE OF THE MARS GATE In the centre: Romulus cud Remus suckled by the she-wolf. 83 probably in the 4th century. It comprises three arches separated by flutedCorinthian columns which support the entablature. On the two main fagadesbetween the columns are carved medallions and niches which have lost theirstatues. The vaulting of the arches is divided into sunken panels, the carvingof which is mostly in a good state of preservation. Under the eastern archRomulus and Remus are seen
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . CENT! RY ENGRAVING BY COLLIN OF THE VAULTING OF THEROMULUS AMI REMUS ARCADE OF THE MARS GATE In the centre: Romulus cud Remus suckled by the she-wolf. 83 probably in the 4th century. It comprises three arches separated by flutedCorinthian columns which support the entablature. On the two main fagadesbetween the columns are carved medallions and niches which have lost theirstatues. The vaulting of the arches is divided into sunken panels, the carvingof which is mostly in a good state of preservation. Under the eastern archRomulus and Remus are seen suckled by the she-wolf. Under the middlearch, the twelve months f the year, represented by persons (five of whomhave been destroyed) occupied in the labours of the four seasons, surroundAbundance and Fortune. Under the western arch Love is seen descendingfrom the sky above Leda and the Swan. Behind the Mars Gate is the Place de la Republique. containing a statueby Bartholdi, damaged by shell-fire. In front of the Gate, take the Rue. HOTEL >OEL DE MLIRE Note the curious masonry-work of the first story, composed• of polygonal stones in relief. Henri IV., leading behind the llotel-de-Ville. then turn to the left into the Ruede Sedan. The house at No. 3 was destroyed by shells, except the Louis with its gracefully carved garlands, which escaped injury. Take the Rue du Grenier-a-Sel, on the right, to the H6tel Noel de Muire,on the left, at the corner of the Rue Linguet. This house consists of the remains of a sort of Henry II. manor withturrets and dormer-windows. The walls, rounded at the corners like thoseof the Templars, are of brick and dressed stone. The plinth separating thetwo stories is decorated with carved wreathed foliage. Fret-work and hexagonalpoint- frame the windows, while a broad cornice on consoles carriesthe roof. Formerly the residence of the lords of Muire, this house waspopularly known a- ihe Waisofl des Petits Pates, on account of the polygonal-
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