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into the Cryptoportique, a first-century a.d. Roman gallery. About 10 feet below today's
street level, this cool retreat was once the cloister that defined a sacred temple zone in the
middle of the Roman Forum (free, daily June-Sept 14:00-18:00 only).
Porte de Mars
The only above-ground monument surviving from ancient Reims is this entry gate to the
city(free,alwaysopen,atPlaceduBoulingrin).ThePortedeMars,builtinthesecondcen-
tury a.d. , was one of four principal entrances into the ancient Gallo-Roman town. Inspired
by triumphal arches that Rome built to herald war victories, this one was constructed to
celebratethePaxRomana(theperiodofpeaceandstabilityafterRomehadvanquishedall
itsfoes).Unlike moststructures intherestoftown,thegate wasundamaged inWorldWar
I, but it bears the marks of other eras, such as its integration into the medieval ramparts.
Near the Porte de Mars (on Place de la République) stands a huge WWI memorial.
Reims, the biggest city on the Western Front during the Great War, endured 1,051 days of
shelling during those four years.
Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition)
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