[Illustration: TAKING DOWN THE STATUES IN TRANSEPT.] The roof was pierced in several places, particularly on the south side of the choir, and the vault was perforated in the south aisle of the choir and in the nave. The gallery of the triforium was likewise torn open on the south side of the nave, while the chapels of St. John the Baptist (_photo p._ 32) and Our Lady of Faith (D 1 _on plan_) were damaged. Outside, the façades were struck with shell splinters, while here and there buttresses, flying-buttresses, and mullions of windows were broken or damaged. (_See outline opposite p._ 9 _and plan opposite p._ 8). _On leaving the Cathedral by the_ [Illustration: EFFECT OF THE FIRST SHELLS WHICH HIT THE CATHEDRAL. ASPECT INSIDE THE NAVE.] [Illustration: CHIMERICAL FIGURES AND GARGOYLES (_Cliché LL_)] [Illustration: GENERAL VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL (_seen from the Hôtel de Ville_).] _doorway of the south transept (Gilded Virgin Door), the tourist should skirt the Cathedral on the left as far as the Place St. Michel, which is behind the Apsis. In the middle of the Square is a_ =Statue= to Peter the Hermit. _On the right of the Square, take the Rue Victor Hugo._ At No. 36, hidden from the road by a high enclosure wall, is the very handsome brick and stone bossage =façade= (1634) of what were formerly the offices of the French Treasury. A bomb damaged the right-hand corner of the roof. _Turn into the first street on the right (Rue Lesueur), which skirts the_ Palais de Justice. _Turn to the left into the Rue de Robert de Luzarches, which passes in front of the principal façade of the_ Palais de Justice (plan). Built towards the end of the 19th century, it contains some fine =woodwork= by Crescent. _Follow the Rue de Luzarches to the Rue des Trois-Cailloux; on turning to the right, the tourist passes in front of the_ =Theatre=. A large opening was made by a shell in the left-hand upper portion of the =façade= (_photo below_), which is pure Louis XVI in style. This façade was built in 1778-1780. It is remarkable for its harmonious proportions, as also for the delicacy and sobriety of its ornamentation. The corner =pilasters= are decorated with lyres, surmounted by flaming tripods. The central =pilasters= are ornamented with two groups of Muses in relief, one representing Dancing and Music, the other Comedy and Tragedy. On the upper portion of each pilaster, the attributes of the four Muses have been carved in oval =medallions=. [Illustration: THE THEATRE.] [Illustration: RUE DES TROIS-CAILLOUX (_Photo taken from the Place Gambetta, April 24th, 1918_)] The interior of the theatre is interesting, by reason of the date of its construction (1773-1779). It is the oldest playhouse in France. Opposite the theatre, the shops of the =Nouvelles Galeries= were entirely destroyed (_photo below_).