Abutting on the south side of the apse is the Chapel of the Maccabees, so called because it formerly adjoined the cloister of the Cathedral, on whose walls was painted the Dance of Death. It now serves as a vestry.
The octagonal spire which rises above the intersection of the transept should be viewed from behind the apse.
It was built in 1529-1533 of horse-chestnut wood covered with thick sheet lead. 350 feet in height, it is only supported by four massive pillars at the intersection of the transept. The lower portion comprises two storeys of open construction ornamented with tall lead statues of saints.
North Lateral Façade
The doorway of the northern arm of the transept, also known as the door of St. Firmin the Confessor, is of the same construction as that of the southern arm, but is unadorned with sculpture. The dividing pillar alone is ornamented with a 13th century statue of a bishop.
In the tympanum is a glazed, packed wall which dates from the beginning of the 14th century; the nerves represent an enormous spider.
The upper portion is unfinished; the rose window is bare of any
