:::::::::: Streets and roads impracticable for motor-cars. ]
[Illustration: ITINERARY IN THE CITY (_pp. _15–51).
_Starting from the_ =Cathedral= _follow the streets indicated, by_
=continuous= _lines, in the direction of the arrows_.
_The_ =numbers= _indicate the_ =pages= _where the corresponding_
=photographs= _will be found_.]
[Illustration: SOISSONS IN 1914, _seen from the Northern Tower of
Saint-Jean-des-Vignes Abbey_.]
The German bombardments made countless ruins throughout the town.
Everywhere one sees shattered walls, hanging roofs, and heaps of
rubbish and stones that once were houses.
The ruins are gradually being cleared away, to make room for the new
life which is springing up, but signs of the destruction will long
remain.
[Illustration: SOISSONS IN NOVEMBER 1918.
_Note the separation of the Cathedral Tower from the Nave_ (_pp.
_19–24).]