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The historical monuments of France (1898)

Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company · leaf 108

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then had were ruined,and replaced exactly, in the Middle Ages. One of the severalentrances, the Porte de Mars, remains, the only complete monu-ment of Roman work existing here. This gate is a triumphalarch in form. It was designed with three large archways,flanked and separated by Corinthian… … REIMS, THE CATHEDRAL. 77 original outlining is reformed, and much restoration has beenmade ; the structure is now kept with care. The greatest mediseval work at Reims, as it is at Paris, isthe wonderful Cathedral. It dates from 1211, or after muchof Notre Dame had been erected, and Frankish…

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