Église Saint Maclou, plants and flowers
by JLBG
This carved door is very different from the other one, as it does not represent human beings but plants and flowers woven together in an allegorical representation. It should have been carved later than the previous one.
Église Sainte Jeanne d'Arc
by JLBG
In this new building are both a covered market, replacing the old open-air market, and a church dedicated to Sainte Jeanne d'Arc. Sorry, no picture from the inside, when we were in Rouen, it was temporarily closed.
Aître Saint-Maclou, Aître, what is that ?
by JLBG
An aître, from the Latin atrium, was in the Middle ages a charnel, not a cemetery, but a place where the bodies of the plague victims were temporarily kept, awaiting for them to be buried. These places were very common in Europe in the Middle Ages but the "Aître Saint Maclou" is one of the few that has been kept until nowadays.
More garbage collecting
by JLBG
I have got another one ! Garbage collecting with another church behind, isn't that great ! In Rouen there are so many churches, that garbage collecting occurs always in front of, by the side of or behind a church.
Cathédrale
by MikeAtSea
Located right in the heart of the city and built over the course of several centuries, Rouen’s cathedral is a living record of how Gothic architecture evolved over the years. In the 19th century, the Impressionist painter Caude Monet immortalised the façade with numerous works. The cast-iron spire is the tallest in France with 151 meters. The interior is designed with stained glass art from the 13th century to the present. The choir contains the tombs of some of the dukes of Normandy, including Rolon the founder of the duchy, as well as Richard Lionheart, who loved the city and who ordered that his heart would be buried in the cathedral.