The broad gateway of this building, with its low vaulting, opens out in front of Notre-Dame, from which it is separated by Rue St. Catherine. A little further on, the old entrance, now walled-up, has retained its small corner columns and double tympanum, the latter containing a rare specimen of 13th century decorative art, i.e. two high reliefs depicting: _The Death of the Virgin_ and _The Burial Scene_. Unfortunately, the entrance has been entirely restored in such a manner as to take away much of the interest which attached to the mutilated structure. [Illustration: +Rue St. Catherine, River Reye, and Hôpital St. Jean.+] Here the Rue St. Catherine crosses the Reye, in whose waters are reflected the gloomy walls, pierced with high windows, and the stepped gables of the hospital, forming one of the most striking sights of old Bruges _(Photo above)_. The building dates from the 13th century and contains a number of _antiques_ together with the names of the donors. Behind the remarkable old building facing the street, a new hospital was built in 1856 on the site of the cemetery; fortunately, the uninteresting appearance of these modern constructions is hidden by the old buildings. The hospital includes a small museum, in which are kept the famous works of Hans Memling, classified under the following names: _The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine_ (large folding altar-piece), _The Adoration of the Child Jesus_ (triptych with oak panels), _Sibylle Sambetha_ (portrait of Mary Moreel, from the Hospital of St. Julien), _The Virgin with Apple_ (a diptych of the same origin), and lastly, the famous _Shrine of St. Ursula_, made of wood, with double gables, about 34 inches high, 36 inches long, and 13 inches wide, bearing on its sides, framed with archings and separated by small columns, representations of the six episodes from the Legend of St. Ursula and the eleven thousand Virgins. _(Photo p. 104.)_ [Illustration: +St. Ursula's Shrine.+] The two panels of the gables represent the Saint and the Madonna respectively; 6 medallions, attributed to a pupil of Memling, decorate the roof. The six side panels represent the episodes of the legend: 1, _St. Ursula landing at Cologne_; 2, _Passing through Basle_; 3, _Reception in Rome_ (the masterpiece of the series); 4, _Return to Basle_; 5, _The Massacre of the Virgins at Cologne_; 6, _Death of St. Ursula (Photo opposite)_. About sixty pictures of great value complete the Hospital Museum, together with a number of relics and pieces of carving. Most of them are by unknown masters. Among others, the masterpiece by Van Oost the Elder, the _Meditating Christian_, is especially worthy of notice. The hospital contains other curiosities, such as the Chapel, the Dispensary with its ancient furniture and fittings, and the old patients' ward with its double vaulted nave. The Béguinage Convent and the Minnewater