. Rheims and the battles for its possession . BRACKET OF THE MAISON DE LENFANT doR,REPRESENTING SAMSON SLAYING THE LION THF PI U I ROYA1 E in iro5. (., ^ - »; w, f> <!, • THE INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF LOUIS LE BIENAIME August 26, 1765; erlgraving by Varin. The original statue (by Pigallc) is in the middle of the Square. The Place Royale The Place Royale, which had previously suffered severely on September19-22, 1914, was completely destroyed by fire, with the exception of themodern buildings of the Societe Generate Bank, during the bombardment ofApril 8-15, 1918. Commenced in 1756, f
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . BRACKET OF THE MAISON DE LENFANT doR,REPRESENTING SAMSON SLAYING THE LION THF PI U I ROYA1 E in iro5. (., ^ - »; w, f> <!, • THE INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF LOUIS LE BIENAIME August 26, 1765; erlgraving by Varin. The original statue (by Pigallc) is in the middle of the Square. The Place Royale The Place Royale, which had previously suffered severely on September19-22, 1914, was completely destroyed by fire, with the exception of themodern buildings of the Societe Generate Bank, during the bombardment ofApril 8-15, 1918. Commenced in 1756, from plans by the architect Legendre, it formed anoblong, of severe and imposing appearance, at the cross-ways of the four mainstreets of the City. In order to carry out Legendres plans, forty-ninehouses had to be acquired and pulled down. The Square remained unfinished,only three of its sides being built. The Louis Transition stylehouses were of uniform construction, and were remarkable for their arcadesand eaveless roofs, around which latter ran a balustrade. The centralhouse (formerly the Hotel des Fermes) had a Doric front wit
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