Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen

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<nowiki>Catedral de Ruan; Notre Dame-székesegyház; Rouengo katedrala; Руанский собор; Kathedrale von Rouen; Eglwys Gadeiriol Rouen; Руанскі сабор; Ռուանի տաճառ; 鲁昂主教座堂; Katedraal fan Rouen; Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului din Rouen; ルーアン大聖堂; Cathédrale dé Rouen; Katedralen i Rouen; Руанський собор; 鲁昂主教座堂; Rouenin katedraali; Catedråle Notru-Dame di Rouen; Rouen Cathedral; Katedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Rouenu; cattedrale di Notre-Dame; রুঅঁ গির্জা; cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen; Roueni katedraal; קתדרלת רואן; Katedrála v Rouene; Руанска катедрала; Katedralo Nia-Damo de Rueno; Kathedrale von Rouen; روان کیتھیڈرل; Catedral de Rouen; Catedral de Rouen; 루앙 대성당; Rouen-katedraal; Катедрала у Руану; stolnica Marijinega vnebovzetja; Catédrale No-Danme ed Rouen; Catedral de Ruão; มหาวิหารรูอ็อง; Katedral Rouen; Katedra Najświętszej Marii Panny w Rouen; Katedralen i Rouen; Kathedraal van Rouen; Ardeaglais Rouen; کلیسای جامع روان; Rouen Cathedral; Руанская катэдра; Rouen Cathedral; كاتدرائية روان; Rouen Katedral; كاتدرائيه روان; catedral situada en Sena Marítimo, en Francia; ফান্সের গির্জা; cathédrale située en Seine-Maritime, en France; рыма-каталіцкая катэдра ў Руане (Францыя); Catedral de la ciutat de Rouen a Seine-Maritime, França; Kirchengebäude in Rouen, Frankreich; catedral da França; katedral i Rouen i Frankrig; gereja di Prancis; fransk domkirke; kathedraal in Frankrijk; קתדרלה גותית ברואן, צרפת; Готический собор в Руане, один из лучших примеров "пламенеющей" готики.; edificio religioso di Rouen; cathedral located in Seine-Maritime, in France; Rouen székesegyháza; katedrála ve Francii; cadeirlan yn Ffrainc; stolnica v Rouenu; katedrala v Rouenu; rouenska stolnica; rouenska katedrala; ノートルダム大聖堂; Notre-Dame; Notre-Dame de Rouen; cathédrale Notre-Dame; cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen; cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen; Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen; cathédrale de Rouen; নটরডেম ক্যাথিড্রাল; রুয়েন ক্যাথিড্রাল; roueni katedrális; roueni székesegyház; Katedrála Panny Marie v Rouenu; Katedrála v Rouenu; Rouenská katedrála; Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen; Domkirken i Rouen; Rouen Domkirke</nowiki>
Rouen Cathedral 
cathedral located in Seine-Maritime, in France
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Named after
  • Assumption of Mary (cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Rouen)
  • Mary (Notre-Dame, cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen)
Dedicated to
LocationRouen, arrondissement of Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, Metropolitan France, France
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Architectural style
Diocese
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Inception
  • 1030
Date of official opening
  • 1876
Length
  • 144 m
Height
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Map49° 26′ 24.72″ N, 1° 05′ 42″ E
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Wikidata Q476516
VIAF ID: 239003182
GND ID: 4224639-8
Library of Congress authority ID: n85279743
IdRef ID: 055307086
NL CR AUT ID: hka2018998461
NORAF ID: 1701934216018
BabelNet ID: 01923263n
J9U ID: 987007604720105171
Mérimée ID: PA00100800, IA00021830
Structurae structure ID: 20004651
CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID: 11698
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Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen France France

  • The west front as it may have appeared in the 12th century, according to Jean-Baptiste Foucher in 1906
    The west front as it may have appeared in the 12th century, according to Jean-Baptiste Foucher in 1906
  • Cardinal Georges d'Amboise following Louis XII of France (1503)
    Cardinal Georges d'Amboise following Louis XII of France (1503)
  • Rouen and the Cathedral in 1525, from the "Livre des Fontaines" by Jacques Le Lieur.
    Rouen and the Cathedral in 1525, from the "Livre des Fontaines" by Jacques Le Lieur.
  • The cathedral in 1664
    The cathedral in 1664
  • The cathedral in 1822 with the Renaissance spire
    The cathedral in 1822 with the Renaissance spire

Exterior

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Main category: Exterior of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen
  • Place de la Cathédrale, vue depuis la salle des Rois de la cathédrale.
    Place de la Cathédrale, vue depuis la salle des Rois de la cathédrale.

West front

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  • The west front
    The west front
  • The portals and sculpture galleries
    The portals and sculpture galleries
  • Tympanum of the portal of Notre-Dame
    Tympanum of the portal of Notre-Dame
  • Details of the sculpture in the Voussures over the Portal of Notre-Dame
    Details of the sculpture in the Voussures over the Portal of Notre-Dame
  • Detail of the portal of St. Stephen
    Detail of the portal of St. Stephen
  • Detail of the Portal of Saint John
    Detail of the Portal of Saint John
  • Sculpture of Apostles on the North Buttress
    Sculpture of Apostles on the North Buttress

Saint-Romain Tower

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  • Saint-Romain tower
    Saint-Romain tower
  • Top of the Saint-Romain tower
    Top of the Saint-Romain tower
  • Capital of a column of the Saint-Romain tower
    Capital of a column of the Saint-Romain tower

Butter Tower

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  • Sculpture on the Butter Tower
    Sculpture on the Butter Tower
  • The Butter Tower
    The Butter Tower
  • Top of the Butter Tower
    Top of the Butter Tower
  • Sculpture and gargoyles on the Butter Tower
    Sculpture and gargoyles on the Butter Tower

Lantern tower and spire

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  • The spire and clochetons, seen from the Rouen Opera
    The spire and clochetons, seen from the Rouen Opera
  • Top of the Flèche
    Top of the Flèche

Tourelles and sculpture galleries

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  • Sculpture and tourelles on the northwest front
    Sculpture and tourelles on the northwest front
  • Archbishops and apostles on the west front
    Archbishops and apostles on the west front
  • An apostle on the northwest front
    An apostle on the northwest front
  • An angel musician on the northwest front
    An angel musician on the northwest front

The Nave exterior

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  • Flying buttresses on the north side reach over the roof of the aisle to support the upper walls of the nave
    Flying buttresses on the north side reach over the roof of the aisle to support the upper walls of the nave
  • The buttresses and decoration of the roofline of the nave
    The buttresses and decoration of the roofline of the nave

North transept

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  • Sculpted medallions in the embrasures of the Portail des Librairies (north side)
    Sculpted medallions in the embrasures of the Portail des Librairies (north side)
  • The Portail des Librairies (north side)
    The Portail des Librairies (north side)
  • Portail des Librairies
    Portail des Librairies
  • Column-statue of Saint Romain in the portal
    Column-statue of Saint Romain in the portal

South transept

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  • Details of the medallions around the portal- Book of Genesis and fantastic creatures
    Details of the medallions around the portal- Book of Genesis and fantastic creatures
  • South transept - Portal of La Calende
    South transept - Portal of La Calende
  • The tympanum of the Portal of La Calende - the life of Christ
    The tympanum of the Portal of La Calende - the life of Christ
  • Detail of the voussures and the buttress
    Detail of the voussures and the buttress

Chevet

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  • The Chevet, or east end of the cathedral, topped with a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary.
    The Chevet, or east end of the cathedral, topped with a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary.

Interior

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Main category: Interior of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen

Plan

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  • Plan of the cathedral (west front and nave to left, transept, choir and apse and Virgin Mary Chapel to right)
    Plan of the cathedral (west front and nave to left, transept, choir and apse and Virgin Mary Chapel to right)
  • The interior, looking from west to east toward the choir
    The interior, looking from west to east toward the choir
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  • The nave, looking toward the west front
    The nave, looking toward the west front
  • Elevation of the nave
    Elevation of the nave
  • The south collateral aisle
    The south collateral aisle

Transept

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  • Interior wall of the north transept, with rose window
    Interior wall of the north transept, with rose window
  • the interior of the lantern tower over the transept
    the interior of the lantern tower over the transept
  • Interior of the south transept, with rose window
    Interior of the south transept, with rose window
  • 15th-century stairway to the medieval library, in the northwest corner of the transept
    15th-century stairway to the medieval library, in the northwest corner of the transept

Choir

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  • The Choir, with the altar in the foreground
    The Choir, with the altar in the foreground
  • The High Altar, with 18th-century statue of Christ and kneeling angels
    The High Altar, with 18th-century statue of Christ and kneeling angels

Choir stalls

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  • The choir stalls (15th c.)
    The choir stalls (15th c.)
  • Detail of a misericord on a choir stall, showing a money-changer
    Detail of a misericord on a choir stall, showing a money-changer

Tombs of the Dukes of Normandy

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Collateral Chapels

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  • Statue Notre-Dame du Vœu by Félix Lecomte (1777) in the Chapel Sainte-Marguerite (south side)
    Statue Notre-Dame du Vœu by Félix Lecomte (1777) in the Chapel Sainte-Marguerite (south side)
  • Statue of Saint Cecile by Clodion (1777) in the Chapel Saint-Nicolas (north side)
    Statue of Saint Cecile by Clodion (1777) in the Chapel Saint-Nicolas (north side)
  • Altar and retable in Chapel of Saint-Etienne-de-la-Grande- Eglise
    Altar and retable in Chapel of Saint-Etienne-de-la-Grande- Eglise
  • Painted wood panels depicting the life of Saint Brice in the Chapel of Sainte-Catherine (17th c.)
    Painted wood panels depicting the life of Saint Brice in the Chapel of Sainte-Catherine (17th c.)
  • Altar and antependium of the Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
    Altar and antependium of the Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
  • Retable in Chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
    Retable in Chapel of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
  • Retable in the Chapelle des Fonts (17th c.)
    Retable in the Chapelle des Fonts (17th c.)

Apse – The Chapel of the Virgin

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  • Tomb of the two Cardinals d'Amboise
    Tomb of the two Cardinals d'Amboise
  • The Chapel of the Virgin
    The Chapel of the Virgin
  • Tomb of Louis and Pierre de Brézé
    Tomb of Louis and Pierre de Brézé
  • Diane de Poitier, kneeling by the corpse of husband, Louis de Brézé
    Diane de Poitier, kneeling by the corpse of husband, Louis de Brézé

Stained glass

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13th-century windows

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  • Window of the Passion, disambulatory, Bay 10 (13th c.) (multiple-click to see details)
    Window of the Passion, disambulatory, Bay 10 (13th c.) (multiple-click to see details)
  • Scene from the Window of the Passion- the Last Supper (Bay 10, 13th century)
    Scene from the Window of the Passion- the Last Supper (Bay 10, 13th century)
  • Detail of the Window of the Passion; a butcher, sponsors of the window, at work (13th c.)
    Detail of the Window of the Passion; a butcher, sponsors of the window, at work (13th c.)
  • Window of Saint Joseph, Bay 9. (13th c.) The glass is signed by the artist on the band in front of the Saint: "Clement- glassmaker of Chartres"
    Window of Saint Joseph, Bay 9. (13th c.) The glass is signed by the artist on the band in front of the Saint: "Clement- glassmaker of Chartres"
  • Saint Severus,Chapel of Saint Severus, Bay 51 (13th century)
    Saint Severus,Chapel of Saint Severus, Bay 51 (13th century)

The "Belles Verrieres"

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  • Window of Saint-Julien l'Hospitalier, Bay 23, ambulatory (13th century)
    Window of Saint-Julien l'Hospitalier, Bay 23, ambulatory (13th century)
  • Window of Saint-Julien-L'Hospitalier, depicting fish-merchants, the sponsor of the window (Bay 23)
    Window of Saint-Julien-L'Hospitalier, depicting fish-merchants, the sponsor of the window (Bay 23)
  • Craftsmen planning and building Rouen Cathedral, Chapel of Saint-Jean-de-la-Nef (13th c.) (Bay 53)
    Craftsmen planning and building Rouen Cathedral, Chapel of Saint-Jean-de-la-Nef (13th c.) (Bay 53)

14th–15th century windows

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  • Saint Ansbert, (Bay 5 -14th c.)
    Saint Ansbert, (Bay 5 -14th c.)
  • Detail of Bay 32, in the South Transept (14th c.)
    Detail of Bay 32, in the South Transept (14th c.)
  • Detail of Pentecost window, Bay 36, South transept (mid-14th century)
    Detail of Pentecost window, Bay 36, South transept (mid-14th century)
  • Detail of "Holy Saints at the Tomb" by Guillaume Barbe, Bay 53 Chapel of Saint-Jean-de-la-Nef (15th c.)
    Detail of "Holy Saints at the Tomb" by Guillaume Barbe, Bay 53 Chapel of Saint-Jean-de-la-Nef (15th c.)
  • Bay 44, Chapel of St. Catherine
    Bay 44, Chapel of St. Catherine

Rose windows (15th c.)

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  • Rose window of the portal of libraries, north transept (15th c.)
    Rose window of the portal of libraries, north transept (15th c.)
  • Detail of the rose of the portal of libraries (15th c.)
    Detail of the rose of the portal of libraries (15th c.)

Renaissance windows (16th century)

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  • 16th-century window in the Chapel of Saint-Joseph
    16th-century window in the Chapel of Saint-Joseph
  • Detail of the Chapel of Saint-Joseph window
    Detail of the Chapel of Saint-Joseph window
  • Archbishop Saint-Romain of Rouen slays the Gargoyle (Bay 28)
    Archbishop Saint-Romain of Rouen slays the Gargoyle (Bay 28)

Modern windows (20th century)

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  • Chapel of St. Leonard, Bay 50 (20th century)
    Chapel of St. Leonard, Bay 50 (20th century)
  • Detail of window in Chapel of Saint-Léonard - Noah's ark (20th century)
    Detail of window in Chapel of Saint-Léonard - Noah's ark (20th century)
  • Detail of window in Chapel of Saint-Léonard - a modern angel (20th century)
    Detail of window in Chapel of Saint-Léonard - a modern angel (20th century)
  • Detail of Chapel of Saint-Joan-of-Arc window, south transept 20th century)
    Detail of Chapel of Saint-Joan-of-Arc window, south transept 20th century)
  • Joan of Arc window, Bay 26, Chapel of Saint-Joan-of-Arc (20th c.)
    Joan of Arc window, Bay 26, Chapel of Saint-Joan-of-Arc (20th c.)

Grand Organ

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  • The grand organ, inside the west front
    The grand organ, inside the west front
  • Decoration of the grand organ
    Decoration of the grand organ
  • Sculpture on the grand organ
    Sculpture on the grand organ
  • Cherub on the organ pipe
    Cherub on the organ pipe

Treasury

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  • The Châsse des Saints-Pontiffs (19th c.)
    The Châsse des Saints-Pontiffs (19th c.)
  • Detail of The Châsse des Saints-Pontiffs
    Detail of The Châsse des Saints-Pontiffs
  • The Capa Magna of the Archbishop
    The Capa Magna of the Archbishop

Crypt

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  • The crypt of the Cathedral
    The crypt of the Cathedral
  • The crypt, with fragments of Romanesque columns
    The crypt, with fragments of Romanesque columns

The Cathedral in art

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  • West Facade, Sunlight, 1892 (National Gallery of Art, Washington DC)
    West Facade, Sunlight, 1892
    (National Gallery of Art, Washington DC)
  • Rouen Cathedral, Full Sunlight, 1894 (Musée d'Orsay)
    Rouen Cathedral, Full Sunlight, 1894
    (Musée d'Orsay)
  • La Cathédrale de Rouen, 1893 (Musée d'Orsay)
    La Cathédrale de Rouen, 1893
    (Musée d'Orsay)
  • Cathedral at Sunset (Pushkin Museum)
    Cathedral at Sunset
    (Pushkin Museum)
  • Morning Light, 1894 (Getty Center)
    Morning Light, 1894
    (Getty Center)
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