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  • Lands of the Abbaye de Jumieges or Jumieges Abbey, bottom right, aerial view, and in the distance, bends of the river Seine, in Jumieges, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. The abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded 654 A. The first church was burnt by the Vikings and a new one was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror. The building was enlarged in 1256, when a Gothic choir was added, and restored in 1573. The abbey is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach and city of Le Havre, seen from Sainte Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. To the left is the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier. Either side are the apartment blocks at Porte Oceane, completed 1956, also designed by Perret, with the docks of the port behind. Perret led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach and city of Le Havre, seen from Sainte Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. In the centre is the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier. Either side are the apartment blocks at Porte Oceane, completed 1956, also designed by Perret, with the docks of the port behind. Perret led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach and city of Le Havre, seen from Sainte Adresse, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. In the centre is the tower of the Eglise Saint-Joseph or St Joseph's Church, built 1951-58 as a memorial to the 5000 citizens of the town who died during the Second World War, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and Raymond Audigier. Either side are the apartment blocks at Porte Oceane, completed 1956, also designed by Perret, with the docks of the port behind. Perret led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the city of Rouen, with the river Seine on the left and on the right, Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, and the Church of Saint Maclou, a 15th century Gothic church, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the city of Rouen, with the river Seine on the left and on the right, Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, and the Church of Saint Maclou, a 15th century Gothic church, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grotesque creature with lion's body and bearded head, covered his head with a hand, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grotesque creature with animal's body and tail and bearded head, hiding under a cloak, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Henry the Young King, Junior King of England and Duke of Normandy, died 1183, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of the Eglise Saint-Maclou or Church of Saint Maclou, built in the 15th century by Pierre Robin in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Rouen, Normandy, France, looking towards the choir. Between the pillars is a huge sculpture of the crucifixion held by angels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joan of Arc on the pyre with Rouen cathedral behind, with her executioner (in red) and an English soldier on the right, with Martin Ladvenue the Dominican monk below, offering her the processional cross of the church of Saint-Sauveur, stained glass window, 20th century, designed by Max Ingrand, in the Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The original windows were destroyed in the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Eglise Sainte Jeanne d'Arc, or Church of St Joan of Arc, built by Louis Arretche, completed 1979, in the Place du Vieux Marche where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431, Rouen, Normandy, France. The curved shapes of the building reflect the flames of the pyre. The stained glass is 16th century, taken from the ruined church of St Vincent in Rouen. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Statue of Faith on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A cockatrice, a 2-headed dragon, with a nun's head, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A centaur with an unusual headdress, blowing a horn and holding a club, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of St Michael weighing the souls of the dead at the Last Judgement, in a quatrefoil, on one of the 2 pinnacles of the Portail de la Calende or South transept portal, 13th century, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Portail de la Calende depicts sculpted scenes from the Old Testament and of the lives of local saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptismal font carved in stone with wrought iron cover forged by Marrou, in the baptistery in the lower room of the Tour Saint-Romain, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Rollo, the Viking leader who created the duchy of Normandy, in the South ambulatory of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. This tomb is empty, and is a 19th century copy of that of Henry the Young King, Junior King of England and Duke of Normandy, died 1183, also in Rouen cathedral, and was installed here in 1956. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kneeling statue of Georges II d'Amboise on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted capital with the heads of Delilah with scissors at her neck, a bearded Samson and a black Philistine, c. 1250, on the 3rd pillar on the South side of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A centaur with a winged headdress playing a pipe and a tabor (a portable snare drum), quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the right of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel holding a crown, originally on the facade of the cathedral, now displayed in the ambulatory, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Escalier des Libraires, a staircase leading to the cathedral library, built 1480 in Flamboyant Gothic style by Guillaume Pontis, at the North transept of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The nave, with a section of gallery, triforium and clerestory, seen from the side aisle, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The nave was built mainly in the 13th century and is 60m long, with huge pillars with arches leading to the side aisles, and a rib-vaulted ceiling. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joan of Arc entering Orleans to liberate the city and save France, engraving, 1647, by P Le Moygn after a drawing by Claude Vignon, from the collection of La Galerie des Femmes Fortes (Gallery of Strong Women), displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • West facade of the Eglise Saint-Maclou or Church of Saint Maclou, built in the 15th century by Pierre Robin in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The West porch, seen here, has 5 gabled porches with flying buttresses above the aisles, attached to the Western wall featuring a rose window. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the city of Rouen, with Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, and bottom right, the Church of Saint Maclou, a 15th century Gothic church, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rib-vaulted ceiling of the nave of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The nave was built mainly in the 13th century and is 60m long, with huge pillars with arches leading to the side aisles, and a rib-vaulted ceiling. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The remains of the foundations of the Tour des Champs, originally part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, where Joan of Arc was imprisoned on 25th December 1430, now known as the Tour de la Pucelle and within the building at 102 Rue Jeanne d'Arc, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joan of Arc, c. 1880, by Lucine-Leopold Lobin, 1837-92, polychrome glass, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The master glass artist, also known as Lobin of Tours, has given Joan a modern face, modelled on that of his own daughter. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the sculpture surrounding the Western rose window, including the Virgin and child enthroned with angels, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the sculpture on the gable of the Western facade with the Western rose window behind, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin and child under a Gothic arch on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capital carved with mythical beasts, 12th century, in the baptistery in the lower room of the Tour Saint-Romain, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Louis de Breze, nobleman and senechal of Normandy, died 1531, in alabaster and black and white marble, made 1536-44 by Jean Goujon, commissioned by his wife, Diane de Poitiers, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Louis de Breze, nobleman and senechal of Normandy, died 1531, in alabaster and black and white marble, made 1536-44 by Jean Goujon, commissioned by his wife, Diane de Poitiers, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kneeling statue of Georges II d'Amboise on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A mermaid combing her long hair and looking in a mirror, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the right of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A hooded centaur shooting a bow and arrow, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the right of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man falling down, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man falling down, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • One of 2 angels sculpted by J J Caffieri in 1766, flanking the high altar of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Hugues d'Amiens, died 1164, Bishop of Rouen, thought to be the oldest recumbent tomb sculpture in France, in the ambulatory of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Romanesque tomb is supported by 4 columns and an arch, with a carved frieze including 6 angels, with 2 carrying the soul of the deceased. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Rouen, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The castle originally consisted of a polygonal enclosure flanked by 10 towers, with a circular keep and surrounded by a dry moat. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc was the site of Joan of Arc's trial and torture and is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St James the Elder, one of the apostles, originally on the facade of the cathedral, now displayed in the ambulatory, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Aaron, an old testament prophet and brother of Moses, originally on the facade of the cathedral, now displayed in the ambulatory, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joan of Arc, 1873, by Paul Dubois Fusain, drawing on paper, from the collection of the Musee de Reims, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joan of Arc entering Orleans, engraving on paper, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted cherubs with a medallion wreath, on the Southern facade of the Bureau des Finances, Place de la Cathedrale, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Bureau des Finances was formed in 1509 by Thomas Boyer and the building was constructed by Roulland le Roux in Renaissance style. It is now the Rouen tourist information centre and was listed as a historic monument in 1926. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gargoyle on the Southern facade of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of saints and statues atop the 2 pinnacles of the Portail de la Calende or South transept portal, 13th century, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Portail de la Calende depicts sculpted scenes from the Old Testament and of the lives of local saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Eve, 14th century, in the baptistery of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Justice on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti holding a scroll, from the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity (left) on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Fortitude on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Side aisle looking towards the ambulatory, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The nave was built mainly in the 13th century and is 60m long, with huge pillars with arches leading to the side aisles, and a rib-vaulted ceiling. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female figure holding her hair and tail, quadrilobe relief, 13th century, to the left of the door on the Portail des Libraires or North Transept Portal, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of King Richard I of England or Richard the Lionheart, also Duke of Normandy, died 1199, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. In this tomb lies the embalmed heart of Richard I, his body being buried at Anjou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc being burned at the stake, 1929, by Maxime Real del Sarte, in the Place du Vieux Marche, the site of her actual death in 1431, next to the Eglise Jeanne D'Arc, Rouen, Normandy, France. After leading the French to many victories during the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc was captured and tried by the English for heresy and sentenced to death by burning on 30th May 1431. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Joan of Arc being burnt at the stake, 1956, by Georges Saupique, 1889-1961, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. After leading the French to many victories during the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc was captured and tried by the English for heresy and sentenced to death by burning on 30th May 1431. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joan of Arc captured by soldiers, with the walls of Compiegne behind, stained glass window, 20th century, designed by Max Ingrand, in the Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The original windows were destroyed in the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden structure inside the conical roof of the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, rebuilt in the 19th century and restored in 1984, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Joan of Arc Tower was the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Joan of Arc, from a scene of her triumphant entry into Orleans, stained glass, 1860-80, by Emile Hirsch, 1832-1904, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of the Chateau de Rouen, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. The castle originally consisted of a polygonal enclosure flanked by 10 towers, with a circular keep and surrounded by a dry moat. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc was the site of Joan of Arc's trial and torture and is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ with hands and feet bound, wearing the crown of thorns, in a Gothic arch niche in the transept of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Escalier des Libraires, a staircase leading to the cathedral library, built 1480 in Flamboyant Gothic style by Guillaume Pontis, at the North transept of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Hugues d'Amiens, died 1164, Bishop of Rouen, thought to be the oldest recumbent tomb sculpture in France, in the ambulatory of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Romanesque tomb is supported by 4 columns and an arch, with a carved frieze including 6 angels, with 2 carrying the soul of the deceased. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the apostle St Peter with the key to Heaven and a book, originally on the facade of the cathedral, now displayed in the ambulatory, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The nave was built mainly in the 13th century and is 60m long, with huge pillars with arches leading to the side aisles, and a rib-vaulted ceiling. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'How the English brought the Maid to Rouen and put her to death', woodcut by Martial díAuvergne, 15th century, from the collection of Rouen Public Library, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joan of Arc, engraving by Noel Le Mire, 18th century, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. This engraving was inspired by a portrait commissioned in 1581 by the Echevins of Orleans, hence the low-necked dress and slash sleeves, the chains worn around the neck and the plumed beret. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Joan of Arcís triumphant entry into Orleans, stained glass, 1860-80, by Emile Hirsch, 1832-1904, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joan of Arc captured by soldiers, with the walls of Compiegne behind, stained glass window, 20th century, designed by Max Ingrand, in the Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The original windows were destroyed in the Second World War. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel blowing a trumpet on a gable in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Western facade of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted cherubs with a medallion wreath, on the Southern facade of the Bureau des Finances, Place de la Cathedrale, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Bureau des Finances was formed in 1509 by Thomas Boyer and the building was constructed by Roulland le Roux in Renaissance style. It is now the Rouen tourist information centre and was listed as a historic monument in 1926. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tour Saint-Romain or North Tower, begun c. 1145, the oldest remaining part of the facade of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is thought to have originally been separate from the cathedral and served as a defensive tower. Its construction was ordered by archbishop Hugues d'Amiens who wanted to replace the original Romanesque cathedral. The tower was badly damaged during World War 2. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Herod's banquet, Salome's dance, the presentation of the head of St John and the beheading of St John the Baptist, 13th century, from the tympanum of the Portail Saint Jean or St John Portal, on the Western facade of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The St John Portal depicts scenes from the lives of the 2 St Johns. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of Adam and Eve and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues, including Christ after his crucifixion, and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues, including a female saint, and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues surrounding the Portail de la Calende or South transept portal, 13th century, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The Portail de la Calende depicts sculpted scenes from the Old Testament and of the lives of local saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues and gargoyles on the Tour de Beurre or Butter Tower, built 1485-1506, at Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tower is named for its funding by donations from wealthy citizens in return for the privilege of eating butter during Lent. It is of square plan on 4 levels with an octagonal upper section. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, looking towards the altar and crucifix sculpture, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The nave was built mainly in the 13th century and is 60m long, with huge pillars with arches leading to the side aisles, and a rib-vaulted ceiling. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capital carved with a mask-like face, c. 1040, from the old Romanesque church on this site, which was struck by lightning in 1110, with work on the new Gothic cathedral beginning in the 12th century, in the crypt of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th to 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The heart of King Charles V, died 1380, in a wooden chest in a niche covered with iron bars in the wall of the crypt of Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion and dog at the feet of King Richard I of England or Richard the Lionheart, also Duke of Normandy, died 1199, on his tomb in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. In this tomb lies the embalmed heart of Richard I, his body being buried at Anjou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croy-Solre, archbishop of Rouen, died 1844, made 1856 by Fulconis, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The 2 praying figures are  Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity (left) on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charity on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Prudence on the tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise, 1515-25, by Roullant Le Roux and Pierre des Aubeaux in Renaissance style, in Rouen Cathedral or the Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Rouen, built 12th century in Gothic style, with work continuing through the 13th and 14th centuries, Rouen, Normandy, France. The tomb has 2 praying figures of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, died 1510, archbishop of Rouen, and his nephew Georges II d'Amboise, died 1550, also archbishop and cardinal. Below are 6 statues representing faith, charity, prudence, power, justice and temperance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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