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236  (2) The Town:— country round, 3. highest land near, 22. manufactory chimneys, 5. railway station, 1, 5. Roman gate near, 23. S. Acheul, chimney of, 9, 22. <li >streams and rivers of, 2.</li> <li >the "Venice of France," 2.</li> <li >(3) The Cathedral:—</li> <li >(a) History,—</li> <li >books on, 145 n. iv. 5 n.</li> <li >building of, 139. iv. 2.</li> <li >,,by whom? 152-3. iv. 12.</li> <li >completion of, rhyme on the, 153 sq. iv. 12.</li> <li >history of successive churches on its site, 155. iv. 14.</li> <li >(b) General aspect of,—</li> <li >as compared with other cathedrals, 137. iv. I.</li> <li >the consummation of Frankish character, 73. ii. 38.</li> <li >the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture," 138. iv. I.</li> <li >(c) Detailed examination of,—</li> <li >approaches to, which best, 144 sq. iv. 6.</li> <li >apse, the, its height, 150. iv. 9.</li> <li >,,the first perfect piece of Northern architecture, 151. iv. 11.</li> <li >choir, the, and wood-carving, 142-3 & n. iv. 5 & n.</li> <li >façade, 168 sq. iv. 28 sq.</li> <li >,,the central porch, </li> <li >,,,,apostles of, 169. iv. 29.</li> <li >,,,,Christ-Immanuel, David, 168. iv. 28.</li> <li >,,,,prophets of, 169. iv. 29.</li> <li >,,the northern porch (S. Firmin), 192 sq. iv. 44.</li> <li >,,the southern porch (Madonna), 203 sq. iv. 48.</li> <li >fléche, from station, 5, 6; 147. iv. 7 ; 163. iv. 58.</li> <li >foundation steps, the old, removed, 166. iv. 27.</li> <li >restoration of, 166. iv. 27 ; 191. iv. 43.</li> <li >rose moulding of, 166. iv. 27.</li> <li >sculptures of, 207-8. iv. 51.</li> <li >,,of virtues less good than of prophets, 188. iv.42.</li> <li >transepts of; North, rose window, 147-8. iv. 8.</li> <li >,,,,sculpture of, 193 n. iv. 43 n.</li> <li >,,South, Madonna on, 147. iv. 7.</li> </ul>