_Tourists arrive by Rue du Nord which opens out into the Grand' Place_, the ancient ornamental paving of which is very fine. Around the square are grouped the principal buildings. The _=Hôtel-de-Ville= is on the right_. [Illustration: +Furnes. The Grand'Place.+] Renaissance in style, it was erected in 1596-1612, from the plans of Lieven Lukas. The façade has two gables, one of which was preceded by a graceful _loggia_ which was removed during the war _(Photo, p. 40)_. The high belfry dates from 1628. _On the ground-floor see:_ the Council Chamber, with Spanish leather hangings: the College Chamber, with Utrecht velvet hangings; the Marriage Hall, with a still-life painting attributed to Snyders _(on the mantelpiece)_. The Great Hall on the first floor, with Spanish leather hangings, contains several royal portraits. [Illustration: _Spanish Officers' Pavilion._   _Rue de l'Est. Meat Market._   _St-Nicolas' Tower._ +The Grand'Place, Furnes.+] _Near by is_ the =Palais-de-Justice=, formerly the ancient castellany, built in 1612-1628 from the plans of Sylvain Boulin. Behind the Palais-de-Justice is the =Belfry=. The interior, restored in 1894, comprises several finely decorated rooms: the Waiting-Hall, the Justice Chamber (17th century), and the old Inquisition Chamber _(on the first floor)_. The Chapel contains some fine vaulting and a carved wooden gallery. A number of bronze tablets recording judgments are kept there. _A narrow street between the Palais-de-Justice and a block of old houses with ruined gables, of which only mutilated fragments of the façades remain, leads to the =Church of St. Walburge=._ Of very ancient origin, its reconstruction was begun in the 14th century. The choir was completed in the 15th century. The nave is 14th century. The church contains magnificent stalls (early 17th century), wood-work, doors, and pulpit, also a _Descent from the Cross_ attributed to Pourbus. In the sacristy there is a 15th century shrine. The stalls, organ and altars were removed to a place of safety during the war. Much of the stained-glass was destroyed. [Illustration: _St. Nicolas' Tower._   _Spanish Guard House._ +The Grand'Place, Furnes.+] _At the corner of the Grand' Place and the Rue de l'Est stands_ the +Pavilion of the Spanish Officers+, built by the Spaniards in the 16th century as a barracks. Restored at a later date, it now serves as the Town Library and Archives _(Photos, pp. 39 and 41)_. [Illustration: +Furnes. The loggia of the Hôtel-de-Ville.+ _(Sept. 4, 1917.)_] _Opposite is_ the old =Meat Market=, now a theatre, with its fine early 17th century façade. [Illustration: +Furnes. The Palais-de-Justice (Ancient Castellany).+ _On the left, the Hôtel-de-Ville whose "loggia" (photo above) was taken down (1918)._]