YPRES
Reading edition
A Visit to the Ruins
The tourist enters Ypres by the Dixmude Gate.
At No. 54 Rue de Dixmude is the façade of the Maison Biebuygk, on the right. Built in 1544, this house was one of the most remarkable in Ypres. Immediately below the gable were two carved medallions representing the sun and the moon. The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the façade (photos, p. 73).
At No. 66 of the same street, on the left, the 18th century façade shown in the photographs (p. 74), was still standing in July, 1919. It was decorated with statues of the Virgin Mary and St. François, under fluted niches with carved borders.
BIEBUYGK HOUSE (No. 54, Rue de Dixmude), BEFORE THE WAR. IT WAS ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST HOUSES IN YPRES (photo, Antony, Ypres)
BIEBUYGK HOUSE, AS THE WAR LEFT IT
ST. FRANÇOIS SCHOOL, RUE DE DIXMUDE, BEFORE THE WAR (Photo, Antony, Ypres.)
ST. FRANÇOIS SCHOOL, AFTER THE GERMAN BOMBARDMENTS
YPRES. THE GRANDE PLACE ON MARKET-DAY, BEFORE THE WAR (See below. Photo, Antony, Ypres.)
Arriving at the Grande Place, the imposing ruins of the Nieuwerk and the Cloth Hall are seen on the right.
WHAT THE GERMAN SHELLS LEFT OF IT (see above)
YPRES. RUINS OF THE CLOTH HALL, SEEN FROM ST. MARTIN'S CATHEDRAL. FRAGMENTS OF THE LATTER ARE VISIBLE IN THE FOREGROUND
