Amiens (France) -- Guidebooks; Amiens (France) -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- France
_At No. 59, Rue des Trois-Cailloux, to the left of the theatre, is the
Passage du Logis du Roi, where are to be found the remains of the_
"=Logis du Gouverneur du Roi de Picardie=" (_House of the King of
Picardy's Governor, S on outline of tour_).
Built about 1520 of brick and stone, the castle was mutilated in the
18th century. The outbuildings now serve various foreign purposes, and
include a café, so that the place has lost most of its interest.
Only the =donjon tower=, from which there is a fine view over the whole
city, retains its ancient aspect.
_Follow the Rue des Trois-Cailloux to the Place Gambetta, then turn to
the left into the Rue de la République, where, on the right, will be
found:_
[Illustration: RUE DES TROIS-CAILLOUX NEAR THE PLACE GAMBETTA
("Magasins des Nouvelles Galeries," burnt on June 9th, 1918)]
[Illustration: BROKEN STATUE OF MADELEINE DE MUTTEREL
(_Tomb of Nicolas de Lannoy, St. Rémy's Church, p. 37_)]
=The Church of St. Rémy=, which is being rebuilt on the site of the old
church of the Couvent des Cordeliers (_Convent of the Franciscans or
Grey Friars_).
It contains several pieces of =sculpture= by _Blasset_, including the
monumental =tomb= of Nicholas de Lannoy, High Constable of Bourbonnais,
and Madeleine de Mutterel, his wife, with their =statues=
(1631)--_photos on this page_--and a =Virgin= known as the Condé Virgin,
because it was given by the Prince of Condé after his victory at Rocroi.
A bomb caused nearly all the roof to fall in and seriously damaged the
stained glass windows.
A little further on, on the same side of the street, is the =Museum=.
[Illustration: BROKEN STATUE OF NICOLAS DE LANNOY
(_Tomb in St. Rémy's Church, p. 37_)]
[Illustration: MUSEUM:
RIGHT WING OF REAR FAÇADE DAMAGED BY AERIAL TORPEDO IN 1918.]
THE PICARDY MUSEUM
=The Museum= is installed in a spacious building erected in the middle
of the 19th century at the expense of the Society of Antiquaries of
Picardy, and afterwards handed over by it to the City. Most of the
collections had fortunately been removed to a place of safety before the
bombardment of 1918, which damaged the building. Three aerial torpedoes
fell on the right wing of the rear façade (_photo above_), considerably
damaging the collection of drawings by the brothers Duthoit.
The Museum will only be re-installed after the necessary repairs have
been done, and as new classifications may then be made, the principal
works of art are here dealt with according to category and date, instead
of room by room.
A.--Sculpture
I.--_Greek and Gallo-Roman Antiquities._
=Triple Hecate=: Grecian marble, very finely executed, representing the
three divinities of the lunar month: Diana, Artemicia, and Hecate.
Gallo-Roman funeral =stele= with galloping cavalier carved in
demi-relief.
Carved =tombstone= representing the deceased, holding lamp and purse,
between two relations.
II.--_Middle Age and Renaissance Sculpture._
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