| METZ | ||
| 1. Place d’Armes. 2. Prefecture Bridge. 3. Prefecture Square. 4. Rue Pont-Moreau. 5. Rue Belle-Isle. 6. Thionville Bridge. 7. Rue de l’Hôpital Militaire. 8. Route de Thionville. 9. Rue Fabert. 10. Rue de la Tête-d’Or. 11. Rue de la Grande Armée. 12. Rue des Allemands. 13. Rue de St. Julien. 14. Rue de Sarrebruck. 15. Rue Haute-Seille. 16. Rue de Strasbourg. 17. Avenue du Maréchal Foch. | 18. Rue Vauban. 19. Rue de Magny. 20. Rue des Clercs. 21. Avenue de la Citadelle. 22. Rue de Nancy. 23. Rue de Pont-à-Mousson. 24. Chambre Square. 25. Rue de la Paix. 26. Rue Pont-des-Morts. 27. Rue de Paris. 28. Avenue Serpenoise. 29. Rue Harelle. 30. Rue de la Gare. 31. Rue de Thionville. 32. Rue du Haut-Poirier. 33. Rue Serpenoise. 34. Rue de President Wilson. 35. Rue de Verdun. | 36. Avenue de Maréchal Joffre. 37. King George Square. 38. Bd. Georges Clémenceau. 39. Bd. President Poincaré. 40. Place de la République. 41. Rue Fournirue. A. Cathedral. B. German Gate. C. Barracks. D. St. Eucairés Church. E. St. Vincent’s Church. H. Hôtel-de-Ville. J. Palais-de-Justice. M. Museum. P. Prefecture. P.S. Serpenoise Gate. T. Theatre. |
A VISIT TO METZ
Starting-point: the Place d’Armes.
The Place d’Armes, in which the Cathedral and the Hôtel-de-Ville stand, is a handsome square embellished with noble buildings. On its site formerly stood the Cathedral cloister, the musicians’ quarters, several chapels and private houses.
In 1753 the Governor, Marshal de Belle-Isle, decided that a square should be laid out there and a portal erected giving access to the Cathedral.
The plans of the architect (Blondel) for the portal made it necessary to lower the level of the ground. For months and years, canons and sheriffs alike stopped or impeded the work. During the night of August 9, 1755, M. de Belle-Isle called out the garrison, and had the work finished by torchlight. By morning the excavation was complete.
