See also the [two-coloured plan] above.
VISIT TO THE CITY
From the Porte-de-France, whose entrance arcade on the bridge dates from Louis XIV., take the Rue St. Maur, leading to the Place du Gouvernement.
THE PLACE D’ARMES
This square owes its name to the building called “Le Gouvernement,” or “Ancien Logis du Roi.” Residence of the War Minister, M. Louvois, in 1687, and to-day a barracks for the gendarmes. It was damaged by the bombardment.
From the Place du Gouvernement go via the Rue Chevert to the Place d’Armes.
The Place d’Armes, badly damaged by bombardment, occupies the site of a tower (Tour le Princier) of the old rampart.