  The tourist enters Ypres by the Dixmude Gate. At No. 54 Rue de Dixmude is the faÇade of the Maison Biebuygk, on the right. Built in 1544, this house was one of the most remarkable in Ypres. Immediately below the gable were two carved medallions representing the sun and the moon. The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the faÇade (photos, p. 73). At No. 66 of the same street, on the left, the 18th century faÇade shown in the photographs (p. 74), was still standing in July, 1919. It was decorated with statues of the Virgin Mary and St. FranÇois, under fluted niches with carved borders. BIEBUYGK HOUSE, AS THE WAR LEFT IT BIEBUYGK HOUSE, AS THE WAR LEFT IT ST. FRANÇOIS SCHOOL, RUE DE DIXMUDE, BEFORE THE WAR (Photo, Antony, Ypres.) ST. FRANÇOIS SCHOOL, AFTER THE GERMAN BOMBARDMENTS ST. FRANÇOIS SCHOOL, AFTER THE GERMAN BOMBARDMENTS Arriving at the Grande Place, the imposing ruins of the Nieuwerk and the Cloth Hall are seen on the right. WHAT THE GERMAN SHELLS LEFT OF IT (see above) WHAT THE GERMAN SHELLS LEFT OF IT (see above) FRAGMENTS OF THE LATTER ARE VISIBLE IN THE FOREGROUND |
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