BOSSUET'S MONUMENT (Cathedral)
Bossuet's Monument, the work of the sculptor Dubois (1907), stands in the north aisle, near the main entrance.
At the foot of the pedestal, on the right, are represented Turenne and Mlle. de Lavallière, converted by Bossuet: Mlle. de Lavallière appears in the garb of a nun. It will be remembered how, after Mme. de Montespan had replaced her in the favour of the king, Louis XIV., she withdrew to the convent of the Carmelites, under the name of Sister Louise de la Miséricorde. On the left are Henrietta of France, queen of England, whose funeral oration was delivered by the "Eagle of Meaux," and the Dauphin, whose tutor Bossuet had been.
Behind the pedestal is a bust of the Great Condé. Bossuet was his friend, and frequently visited him in his beautiful castle of Chantilly, and often received him at the Bishop's Palace. His death inspired the "Eagle of Meaux" with one of his most magnificent funeral orations.
The Old Chapter House
(historical monument)
THE OLD CHAPTER HOUSE
Leaving the cathedral by the west door one walks into the courtyard of the bishop's palace, the entrance to which is on the right of the square. At the further end of the courtyard is the old Chapter House.
This old dwelling-place of the canons of the cathedral dates from the thirteenth century, and is in course of restoration. Its curious, covered outside staircase, which is well seen in the opposite view, is well known to archæologists.