On leaving the Cathedral by the doorway of the south transept (Gilded Virgin Door), the tourist should skirt the Cathedral on the left as far as the Place St. Michel, which is behind the Apsis. In the middle of the Square is a Statue to Peter the Hermit. On the right of the Square, take the Rue Victor Hugo.
At No. 36, hidden from the road by a high enclosure wall, is the very handsome brick and stone bossage façade (1634) of what were formerly the offices of the French Treasury. A bomb damaged the right-hand corner of the roof.
Turn into the first street on the right (Rue Lesueur), which skirts the Palais de Justice. Turn to the left into the Rue de Robert de Luzarches, which passes in front of the principal façade of the Palais de Justice (plan). Built towards the end of the 19th century, it contains some fine woodwork by Crescent.
Follow the Rue de Luzarches to the Rue des Trois-Cailloux; on turning to the right, the tourist passes in front of the Theatre.
A large opening was made by a shell in the left-hand upper portion of the façade (photo below), which is pure Louis XVI in style.
This façade was built in 1778-1780.
It is remarkable for its harmonious proportions, as also for the delicacy and sobriety of its ornamentation.
The corner pilasters are decorated with lyres, surmounted by flaming tripods.