_Continue along Rue St. Catherine, taking on the right, Rue Vieille-de-Gand as far as Place de la Porte de Gand._ The Porte de Gand. This is one of the city's former seven gates, of which only four remain. The Ghent Gate, a specimen of the military architecture of the Middle-Ages, has like the St. Croix Gate _(p. 108)_, retained much of its mediæval aspect. To the right of the gate are gardens which occupy part of the ramparts. [Illustration: +The Porte de Gand.+] [Illustration: +Quai Vert, seen from the Quai des Dominicains.+] _Take Rue de la Porte de Gand, opposite the gate, to_ the modern +Church of Mary-Magdalene+, Gothic in style, situated in front of a pretty park. _Take Rue des Ciseaux, which skirts the church on the right, then Rue des Corroyeurs Noirs, on the left, prolonged by Rue du Cheval._ The latter crosses the Reye at the Quai Vert, which, at this point, is very pretty _(Photo above)_. _Turn left, into Rue Haute, and return to the Grand'Place._ Second Excursion. _Starting from the Grand'Place, by Rue de la Bride, continued beyond the Place du Bourg by Rue Haute, cross the Pont du Moulin and follow Rue Longue, at the end of which is the mediæval +Porte St. Croix+ (photo, p. 108.)_ The last two remaining windmills of Bruges are on the ramparts, to the left. [Illustration] [Illustration] _Follow the ramparts to Rue des Carmes, at the corner of which is the +Local des Archers de St. Sebastien+_ (16th century), with its quaint, slender tower. Portraits of Members of the Guild are preserved there, among others, those of Emperor Maximilian and Charles II of England. _Continue along Rue du Persil which ends at Quai de la Poterie; take the latter on the left, as far as the +Hospice de la Poterie+._ [Illustration: +Porte de St. Croix, and the Windmills on the Ramparts.+] La Poterie. This is both a church and a home for the aged poor. Its gabled façades were charmingly restored by Ch. Verschelde, chief initiator of the movement for the renovation of Bruges Architecture, deceased in 1881. [Illustration: +Choir of the Chapelle de l'Hospice de la Poterie.+] The polychrome decoration of the interior of the church recalls that of the Frauenkirch at Nuremberg. The nave dates from 1358; the choir, marble rood-loft and other portions are 17th century. The tombs of Nicolas Despars (1597) and Jean de Beer (1608), and the rich Treasury in the Sacristy are interesting. The Museum (parlour, refectory, corridors) contains ancient furniture, ivory carvings, antiquities, rich Flemish tapestries, and a fairly large collection of pictures. [Illustration: +Chapel of the Virgin, in the Chapelle de l'Hospice de la Poterie.+] The Séminaire. The Seminary, situated immediately beyond the Poterie, is the old Abbey of the Dunes, which was reconstructed at Bruges in 1623-1628. The church, rebuilt in 1775, replaced the original edifice founded in the 12th century between Furnes and Coxyde, and destroyed by the Iconoclasts in 1556.