Rouen
Rouen (pronounced "roo-ehn") is a 2,000-year-old city of 100,000 people in Normandy, It mixes fabulous Gothic architecture, charming half-timbered houses and contemporary bustle like no other city in France.
Located in Normandy on the Seine River and not far from the English Channel, Rouen was a regional capital during Roman times and France's second largest city in the Middle Ages. Rouen's wealth and power was based primarily on its wool industry and favorable position. In the 9th century, the Normans made Rouen their capital, and William the Conquerer made it his home before moving to England. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen in 1431. In April 1944, Allied bombers destroyed half of Rouen. While the industrial suburbs were devastated, most of the historic area fortunately survived intact. Today, Rouen is France's fifth-largest port, Europe's biggest food exporter (mainly wheat and grain), and a popular tourist destination.
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Rouen's Cathedral has many fine features, but is especially famous for two things: the highest spire in France, a cast-iron tour-de-force erected in 1876; and Claude Monet's many paintings of its facade. |
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Église St-Maclou
Just across this street from the cathedral and surrounded by half-timbered buildings is this fine Gothic church, rebuilt 1437-1521. It is best known for its finely carved wooden doors from the 16th century. |
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Église St-Ouen
Originally the church of a Benedictine abbey, St-Ouen is larger than the cathedral and more harmonious in its Gothic architecture. Joan of Arc was sentenced to death in its cemetery in 1431. |
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