Ypres and the Battles of Ypres

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YPRES

A Visit to the Ruins

The tourist enters Ypres by the Dixmude Gate.

At No. 54 Rue de Dixmude is the façade of the Maison Biebuygk, on the right. Built in 1544, this house was one of the most remarkable in Ypres. Immediately below the gable were two carved medallions representing the sun and the moon. The great pointed arch which framed the gable windows gave exceptional grace to the façade (photos, p. 73).

At No. 66 of the same street, on the left, the 18th century façade shown in the photographs (p. 74), was still standing in July, 1919. It was decorated with statues of the Virgin Mary and St. François, under fluted niches with carved borders.

BIEBUYGK HOUSE (No. 54, Rue de Dixmude), BEFORE THE WAR. IT WAS ONE OF THE HANDSOMEST HOUSES IN YPRES (photo, Antony, Ypres)

BIEBUYGK HOUSE, AS THE WAR LEFT IT