[Illustration: DOOR OF THE CHAPTER-HOUSE COURTYARD _The Northern Transept of the Cathedral is seen in the background._]
A few capitals and shafts of the ancient cloister of the Chapter, adjoining the Cathedral, were recently discovered and placed under one of the penthouses built between the buttresses of Nôtre-Dame.
_Go through the gate, cross the Place du Chapitre, follow the Rue du Préau towards the Cathedral, then turn to the right into the Rue Robert de Coucy, which leads back to the Place du Parvis Nôtre-Dame._
_Starting from the Place du Parvis-Nôtre-Dame, take the Rue Libergier, opposite the Cathedral. Turn to the left into the_ Rue Chanzy, which was destroyed by the bombardments of April-August, 1918.
[Illustration: DOOR AND BALCONY OF THE HÔTEL DE COURTAGNON, (_18th Century_), _at No. 71 Rue Chanzy_]
The ruins of the 18th century =Hôtel Lagoille de Courtagnon= may be seen at No. 71 of this street. It was destroyed by the bombardments of April, 1918, with the exception of a part of the front. The finely carved door and remarkable ironwork of the balcony are visible in the above photograph.
[Illustration: ORNAMENTAL RAIN-WATER PIPE-HEAD OF LEAD UNDER THE ROOF OF THE HOSPICE NOËL CAQUÉ (_see p. 97_)]
[Illustration: GALLO-ROMAN BAS-RELIEF _at No. 65, Rue de l'Université. This bas-relief and the one opposite, on the wall of the Lycée, are the last remaining vestiges of a Gallo-Roman gate_.]
The =Hospice Noël Caqué= (formerly Hospice St. Marcoul), _on the right_, was seriously damaged by the bombardments of April, 1918. It dated from the middle of the 17th century, and was well preserved, with the exception of the chapel, rebuilt in 1873.
_Take the Rue de Contrai, on the left, which leads to the_ Rue de l'Université. Inserted in the façade of the house at No. 65 (_on the right_), and in the wall of the Lycée (_on the left_), are two stone =bas-reliefs= ornamented with trophies of arms and Roman insignia, the sole remaining vestiges of the _Porte Basée_ (_from Basilea_) which formerly stood there on the Cæsarean way, at the southern extremity of the Gallo-Roman town. (_See photo above of the right-hand bas-relief._)
[Illustration: THE FAÇADE OF THE LYCÉE DESTROYED BY THE BOMBARDMENTS]