In a large semi-circular arch is the Royal Coat of Arms, while below are the Arms of Lille carved on a stone tablet. On either side of the latter are channels for receiving the drawbridge levers. To the right and left, two Doric columns on pedestals support the whole of the entablature with frieze and cornice, above which are trophies, helmets and flags. On pedestals between the columns are statues of Hercules _(on the right)_ and Mars _(on the left)_, while above are sculptured motifs in demi-relief. The most remarkable part of the monument is the great sculptured motif which crowns the whole. In the middle, Victory seated amidst arms and standards, raises her right hand to crown the King (Louis XIV), seen in the medallion immediately below. At Victory's feet, somewhat to the right and left, two figures of Fame proclaim the glory on trumpets. The whole is expressive and graceful, attesting the great ability of the artist in treating this somewhat commonplace theme. _Take the Rue Carnot to the right of the Gate, skirting the Square Ruault, which is the continuation, as far as the =Hospital of St. Saviour=._ This hospital, sometimes known as that of St. John the Evangelist, was founded in 1216, after the battle of Bouvines, by the Countess Jeanne de Constantinople. The present brick and stone buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries. [Illustration: HOSPITAL OF SAINT-SAVIOUR _Door in one of the galleries_] In the Middle-Ages, hospital wards contained an altar at one end, so that the patients could hear Mass from their beds. A heavy curtain was then drawn, cutting off the altar from the remainder of the room. In the hospital of St. Saviour, the choir of the chapel, which is lighted by high, broken-arch windows, still exists. A low, vaulted room, opening on the right, serves as an oratory for the nuns. _Skirting the Hospital on the right, the tourist comes to the =Noble Tower=._ Built in 1459, the Noble Tower was formerly the centre of the town's defences. It consisted originally of three stories, one of which contained ribbed Gothic vaulting. Of great size and massive construction, the tower is flanked by two smaller ones connected by a curtain. The upper portion of the tower has disappeared. Near by is seen the steeple of the =church of St. Saviour=, a modern, pseudo-Byzantine edifice. _Return to the Paris Gate, via the Ruault Square, taking again the Rue de Paris. On the left, at No. 224, is_ a high gabled wall containing vestiges of a broken-arch bay, all that remains of the old =Hospice Ganthois=, founded in 1466 by _Jean de la Cambe_, surnamed Ganthois. The right wing was rebuilt in the 17th century. Over the entrance appears the date "1664." An interior court, shaped like a cloister, leads to the patients' ward. [Illustration: THE NOBLE TOWER] THIRD ITINERARY _(Follow the =arrows= along the streets indicated by =continuous lines=)._ [Illustration] From the Grande Place to the Citadelle