. Rheims and the battles for its possession . t and nave—a peculiarity inChampagne architecture. The 13th century stained glass of the high windows was destroyed bythe bombardment of September 19, 1914. In \pril. 1917, part of the vaulting fell in on the High Altar (photo above). The costly marble High Altar was erected in 1747 by Canon spent considerable sums in making alterations to the Cathedral, not allof which were happy. Its six chandeliers date from the consecration ofCharles X. 57 The High Altar of the rear choir dates from 1764 and came from theChurch of St. Nicaise. On ei
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . t and nave—a peculiarity inChampagne architecture. The 13th century stained glass of the high windows was destroyed bythe bombardment of September 19, 1914. In \pril. 1917, part of the vaulting fell in on the High Altar (photo above). The costly marble High Altar was erected in 1747 by Canon spent considerable sums in making alterations to the Cathedral, not allof which were happy. Its six chandeliers date from the consecration ofCharles X. 57 The High Altar of the rear choir dates from 1764 and came from theChurch of St. Nicaise. On either side of this altar are two 14th centurytumulary stones. Behind is the tomb of Cardinal de Lorraine. The small pulpit of the rear choir, the medallions of which depict thelife of St. Theresa, dates from 1678. It is a gift of the widow of M. Pommery(photo belou >. Twenty-two archbishops of Rheims were buried under the choir tombstones were removed in 1747. The present flag-stones came fromthe old church of St. THE SMALLPULPIT INTHE REARCHOIR The archbishops throne, by Viollet-le-Duc, was destroyed by the fire of1914, together with the 18th century stalls. The railings (1826-1832) replaced, not very happily, an ancient stonerood-loft destroyed in 1761. The Interior of the Southern Transept (See plan, p. 33, and the Exterior, p. 47) A gap was made in the vaulting by the bombardment of April 19, 1917. The arrangement of the inner facade is similar to that of the northerntransept, except that the three high bays with lancet windows, which arepartially hidden in the northern transept, are here entirely visible. The stained-glass of the rose-window, destroyed by a hurricane in 1580,was replaced in 1581 by the Rheims artist Nicolas Derode. It represents theEternal Father surrounded by the twelve apostles. In the Rosary Chapel is a Renaissance altar-screen (1541), attributed tothe Rheims sculptor Pierre Jacques. The general scheme represents The(lend bo
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