Rouen Cathedral: Cathedral located in Seine-Maritime, in France
Rouen Cathedral (French: Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen) is a Gothic cathedral in Rouen, in Normandy, northwestern France.
| Rouen Cathedral | |
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| Primatial Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Rouen | |
Cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen (French) | |
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| Location | 3 rue Saint-Romain 76000 Rouen, Normandy France |
| Country | Frnce |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | rouen www |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Assumption of Mary |
| Consecrated | 1 October 1063 in the presence of William the Conqueror |
| Relics held | Saint Romain |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Yes |
| Heritage designation | Classée Monument Historique |
| Designated | 1862 |
| Architectural type | church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1030 |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Rouen |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Dominique Lebrun |
| Priest(s) | Fr.Christophe Potel |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Lionel Coulon |
Building details | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1876 to 1880[I] | |
| Preceded by | St. Nicholas' Church, Hamburg |
| Surpassed by | Cologne Cathedral |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 49°26′25″N 1°05′42″E / 49.4402°N 1.0950°E |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 151 m (495 ft) |
| References | |
Related pages
- Rouen Cathedral (Monet), a series of paintings of the cathedral by Claude Monet
References
Other websites
Media related to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen at Wiki Commons
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