On the tympanum (_photo p. 19_) are: * * * * * (_a_) On the lintel: Twelve exceedingly fine, 13th century statues of the Apostles. The latter converse with animation in pairs. The expression of their faces is quite different from that of the Apostles on the central doorway, the appearance of the latter being solemn and almost godlike (_photo p. 13_). * * * * * (_b_) The upper four sections represent the life of St. Honoré: 1ST SECTION: _To the left_, consecration of St. Honoré; _To the right_, the voice of Lupicin reveals the shrines of the martyrs. 2ND SECTION: _To the left_, St. Honoré celebrating mass; a divine hand blesses the elements; _To the right_, the blind receive their sight. [Illustration: SOUTH DOORWAY. (_facing the Rue Robert de Luzarches_). ON DIVIDING PILLAR, "GILDED VIRGIN."] 3RD SECTION: Procession bearing the remains of St. Honoré. 4TH SECTION: A crucifix, between the Virgin and St. John, reminds the faithful that the crucifix of a church, before which the procession passed, bowed its head as the remains of St. Honoré were carried by. The arches comprise four borders with statues representing angels with crowns or censers, the sixteen patriarchs of the Mosaic law, the sixteen prophets and, lastly, sixteen figures of Apostles, evangelists, and holy women. [Illustration: APSE (_Cliché LL._)] =The Apse= (_photo above_) Built after the nave in 1240-1269, the apse is especially remarkable for the elegance and simplicity of its lines. At the end are seven chapels, the central one being much deeper than the others. All are of open construction, the lofty windows being separated by heavily projecting buttresses. These chapels are noteworthy for their harmonious proportions and purity of style. The distance to be spanned by the flying buttresses being too great, the latter were made in two parts, equipoised on an intermediate tambour; and whereas this arch, which is hollowed out by a series of small open-work ornamental arcades, is single in the lower flight, it became necessary, in the 15th century, to strengthen the upper flight below the arcades, with a second arch, on account of the pressure from the vaults. Abutting on the south side of the apse is the Chapel of the Maccabees, so called because it formerly adjoined the cloister of the Cathedral, on whose walls was painted the Dance of Death. It now serves as a vestry. The octagonal spire which rises above the intersection of the transept should be viewed from behind the apse. It was built in 1529-1533 of horse-chestnut wood covered with thick sheet lead. 350 feet in height, it is only supported by four massive pillars at the intersection of the transept. The lower portion comprises two storeys of open construction ornamented with tall lead statues of saints. North Lateral Façade